title: Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909 (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Mexico: three clinical cases from the Peninsula of Yucatan.
abstract: Human lagochilascariasis (HL) is a parasite produced by Lagochilascaris minor Leiper 1909 that also can be found in cats and dogs. HL is considered an emerging zoonosis in the Americas, spreading from Mexico to Argentina, and the Caribbean Islands. The present paper describes three HL cases from the Peninsula of Yucatan, Mexico, recorded in the last decade. It describes the characteristics of the lesions and discusses the route of transmission in humans and particularly in the observed patients.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Zoonosis y otras Enfermedades Transmitidas por Vector, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico. bperez@uady.mx
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barrera-Pérez
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manrique-Saide
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reyes-Novelo
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Escobedo-Ortegón
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Moreno
authors.forename: Cuauhtémoc
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017162:Ascaridida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D011716:Pyrantel Pamoate / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D011716:Pyrantel Pamoate; D015766:Albendazole