ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2009
Gnathostomiasis, another emerging imported disease.
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- De novo genome assembly and annotation of Gnathostoma spinigerum.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
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- A Case of Creeping Disease Caused byClinical case reports · 2025Article
- Intracameral gnathostomiasis presenting as neuroretinitis.BMJ case reports · 2025Article
- High prevalence ofOpen veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Comprehensive review on parasitic infections reported in the common fish found in UT of Jammu and Kashmir, India.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2024Review
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- [Parasitic Diseases of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract].The Korean journal of helicobacter and upper gastrointestinal research · 2024Review
- Is it possible to eliminate or eradicate human fish-borne parasitic diseases? A sweet dream or a nightmare?Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2024Review
- Human gnathostomiasis: A review on the biology of the parasite with special reference on the current therapeutic management.Food and waterborne parasitology · 2023Review
- Human Neural Larva Migrans Caused by Ophidascaris robertsi Ascarid.Emerging infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Possible zoonotic implications of the discovery of the advanced third stage larva ofHelminthologia · 2023Article
- Zoonotic diseases of fish and their prevention and control.The veterinary quarterly · 2022Review
- Subretinal gnathostomiasis: A successful focal laser photocoagulation for a living parasite.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2022Article
- Neuroimaging Pearls from the MDS Congress Video Challenge. Part 2: Acquired Disorders.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2022Review
- Current and future strategies against cutaneous parasites.Pharmaceutical research · 2022Review
- Broadening the range of use cases for ivermectin - a review of the evidence.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2022Review
- Cutaneous Larvae Migrans Treated with a Single Dose of Ivermectin.Case reports in medicine · 2022Article
- Evaluation of immunodiagnostic tests for human gnathostomiasis using different antigen preparations of Gnathostoma spinigerum larvae against IgE, IgM, IgG, IgG1-4 and IgG1 patterns of post-treated patients.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2021Article
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Abstract
Gnathostomiasis is a food-borne zoonosis caused by the late-third stage larvae of Gnathostoma spp. It is being seen with increasing frequency in countries where it is not endemic and should be regarded as another emerging imported disease. Previously, its foci of endemicity have been confined to Southeast Asia and Central and South America, but its geographical boundaries appear to be increasing, with recent reports of infection in tourists returning from southern Africa. It has a complex life cycle involving at least two intermediate hosts, with humans being accidental hosts in which the larvae cannot reach sexual maturity. The main risks for acquisition are consumption of raw or undercooked freshwater fish and geographical exposure. Infection results in initial nonspecific symptoms followed by cutaneous and/or visceral larva migrans, with the latter carrying high morbidity and mortality rates if there is central nervous system involvement. We review the literature and describe the epidemiology, life cycle, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of gnathostomiasis.
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