Capillariasis philippinensis: a fish-borne parasitic zoonosis.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1991 Dec; 22 Suppl(): 153-7
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31749
ABSTRACT
Fish from lagoons in Northern Luzon, Philippines, have been shown experimentally to be intermediate hosts of Capillaria philippinensis. Eggs ingested by the fish hatch in the intestines and the larvae double in size in 3 weeks. When fed to monkeys, Mongolian gerbils and birds, the larvae develop into adults and reproduce. Fish from the lagoons or purchased from the market were fed to gerbils and the animals developed patent infections, demonstrating natural transmission of the parasite. Philippine and Thailand populations have the habit of eating uncooked freshwater and brackish water fish and some have been experimentally infected with C. philippinensis. These countries report the largest number of cases of intestinal capillariasis. Fish-eating birds are now considered natural hosts for the parasite, fish the intermediate hosts, and humans accidentally become infected by eating infected fish.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Filipinas
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Humanos
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Capillaria
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Zoonoses
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Parasitologia de Alimentos
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Gerbillinae
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Haplorrinos
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Doenças dos Peixes
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Peixes
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Larva
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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