A case of gnathostomiasis in a European traveller returning from Mexico.
Hundreds of human cases of gnathostomiasis have recently been reported from Mexico, where the disease is becoming a public health problem. We report a case of gnathostomiasis in a French tourist returning from Mexico. Tourists travelling in endemic countries are at risk of gnathostomiasis and should be advised about the risks of eating raw fish as a suspected source of infection.
Del Giudice
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Unité de Maladies Infectieuses et Dermatologie, Hôpital Bonnet, Avenue André Léotard, 83700 Fréjus, France.
Dellamonica
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P
Durant
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J
Rahelinrina
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V
Grobusch
M P
MP
Janitschke
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K
Dahan-Guedj
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A
Le Fichoux
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Y
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006039:Gnathostoma; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D014195:Travel