Human gastric hyperinfection by Anisakis simplex: A severe and unusual presentation and a brief review

Authors: Baptista-Fernandes T, Belo S, Castro I, Ferreira PM, Mansinho K, Paixao P, Pinto-Marques P, Rodrigues M, Roque L, Toscano C
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28882665

Anisakiasis is an emerging marine food-borne zoonosis resulting from the accidental ingestion of Anisakis larvae, through the consumption of raw or undercooked infected seafood products. The first case of human gastric hyperinfection by Anisakis simplex with an unusual and severe presentation, occurring in a Portuguese woman, is described in this article. Over 140 anisakid larvae […]
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Dirofilariasis by Dirofilaria repens: an imported case and a brief review

Authors: Baptista-Fernandes T, Belo S, Domingues D, Maurício I, Monteiro L, Paixao P, Pereira P, Rodrigues M, Rodrigues P, Tavares R, Toscano C
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Parasitology International
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25769814

Human infections caused by Dirofilaria repens, a cosmopolitan zoonotic parasitosis endemic in Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia still is an underdiagnosed infection due to parasite identification difficulties.
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Human gastric hyperinfection by Anisakis simplex: A severe and unusual presentation and a brief review

Dirofilariasis by Dirofilaria repens: an imported case and a brief review

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