title: High occurrence of Calodium hepaticum (syn. Capillaria hepatica) spurious infection in a village in the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil.
abstract: Calodium hepaticum (syn. Capillaria hepatica) is a nematode of the Capillariidae family that infects rodents and other mammals. In Brazil, human spurious infections of C. hepaticum have been detected in indigenous or rural communities from the Amazon Basin, but not in the southern states of the country. Here, we report the highest occurrence (13.5% of 37 residents) of C. hepaticum human spurious infection detected in Brazil and the first record in a southern region, Guaraqueçaba. The finding is explained by the area being located in the Atlantic Forest of the state of Paraná, surrounded by preserved forests and because the inhabitants consume the meat of wild mammals.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Parasitologia e Patologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Débora do Rocio
authors.initials: Ddo R
authors.lastname: Klisiowicz
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Parasitologia e Patologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Larissa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reifur
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Parasitologia e Patologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Márcia Kiyoe
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Juciliane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haidamak
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Regielly Caroline Raimundo
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cognialli
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tatiane
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002195:Capillaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult