Molecular confirmation that Fasciola gigantica can undertake aberrant migrations in human hosts.
Two cases of aberrant migration by the liver fluke Fasciola gigantica in humans are reported. In both cases, subadult worms emerged through the skin. The identity of the worms was confirmed from their DNA sequences. This uncommon human pathogen might be more likely than F. hepatica to undertake aberrant migrations in humans.
Le
Thanh Hoa
TH
Department of Immunology, Institute of Biotechnology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
De
Nguyen Van
NV
Agatsuma
Takeshi
T
Blair
David
D
Vercruysse
Jozef
J
Dorny
Pierre
P
Nguyen
Thanh Giang Thi
TG
McManus
Donald P
DP
D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1 / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000032:analysis; D005209:Fasciola / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009068:Movement; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology*
D017931:DNA Primers; D018509:DNA, Helminth; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D015801:Helminth Proteins; D051545:Cyclooxygenase 1