Four Human Cases of Acanthotrema felis (Digenea: Heterophyidae) Infection in Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 291-294, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
Acanthotrema felis is an intestinal trematode of cats originally reported from the Republic of Korea. Only 1 human case infected with a single adult worm has been previously recorded. In the present study, we report 4 human cases infected with a total of 10 worms recovered after anthelmintic treatment and purging. All 4 patients reside in coastal areas of Jeollanam-do, Korea, and have consumed brackish water fish including the gobies, Acanthogobius flavimanus. The worms averaged 0.47 mm in length and 0.27 mm in width, and had 3 sclerites on the ventrogenital sac; 1 was short and thumb-like, another was long and blunt-ended, and the 3rd was long and broad-tipped. They were identified as A. felis Sohn, Han, & Chai, 2003. Surveys on coastal areas to detect further human cases infected with A. felis are required.
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Asunto principal:
Praziquantel
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Trematodos
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Infecciones por Trematodos
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Heces
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Conducta Alimentaria
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República de Corea
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Microscopía
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Antiparasitarios
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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En
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Año:
2014
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Article