Human Illnesses Caused by Opisthorchis felineus Flukes, Italy

We report 2 outbreaks of Opisthorchis felineus infection caused by the consumption of tench filets (Tinca tinca) from a lake in Italy. Of the 22 infected persons, 10 (45.4%) were asymptomatic. When present, symptoms (fever, nausea, abdominal pain, and myalgias) were mild. Eosinophilia occurred in al...

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Autores principales: Armignacco, Orlando, Caterini, Luciano, Marucci, Gianluca, Ferri, Fabrizio, Bernardini, Giuliana, Raponi, Giampaolo Natalini, Ludovisi, Alessandra, Bossù, Teresa, Morales, Maria A. Gomez, Pozio, Edoardo
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19046516
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1412.080782
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author Armignacco, Orlando
Caterini, Luciano
Marucci, Gianluca
Ferri, Fabrizio
Bernardini, Giuliana
Raponi, Giampaolo Natalini
Ludovisi, Alessandra
Bossù, Teresa
Morales, Maria A. Gomez
Pozio, Edoardo
author_facet Armignacco, Orlando
Caterini, Luciano
Marucci, Gianluca
Ferri, Fabrizio
Bernardini, Giuliana
Raponi, Giampaolo Natalini
Ludovisi, Alessandra
Bossù, Teresa
Morales, Maria A. Gomez
Pozio, Edoardo
author_sort Armignacco, Orlando
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description We report 2 outbreaks of Opisthorchis felineus infection caused by the consumption of tench filets (Tinca tinca) from a lake in Italy. Of the 22 infected persons, 10 (45.4%) were asymptomatic. When present, symptoms (fever, nausea, abdominal pain, and myalgias) were mild. Eosinophilia occurred in all infected persons.
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spelling pubmed-26346362009-02-09 Human Illnesses Caused by Opisthorchis felineus Flukes, Italy Armignacco, Orlando Caterini, Luciano Marucci, Gianluca Ferri, Fabrizio Bernardini, Giuliana Raponi, Giampaolo Natalini Ludovisi, Alessandra Bossù, Teresa Morales, Maria A. Gomez Pozio, Edoardo Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report 2 outbreaks of Opisthorchis felineus infection caused by the consumption of tench filets (Tinca tinca) from a lake in Italy. Of the 22 infected persons, 10 (45.4%) were asymptomatic. When present, symptoms (fever, nausea, abdominal pain, and myalgias) were mild. Eosinophilia occurred in all infected persons. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-12 /pmc/articles/PMC2634636/ /pubmed/19046516 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1412.080782 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Armignacco, Orlando
Caterini, Luciano
Marucci, Gianluca
Ferri, Fabrizio
Bernardini, Giuliana
Raponi, Giampaolo Natalini
Ludovisi, Alessandra
Bossù, Teresa
Morales, Maria A. Gomez
Pozio, Edoardo
Human Illnesses Caused by Opisthorchis felineus Flukes, Italy
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title_full Human Illnesses Caused by Opisthorchis felineus Flukes, Italy
title_fullStr Human Illnesses Caused by Opisthorchis felineus Flukes, Italy
title_full_unstemmed Human Illnesses Caused by Opisthorchis felineus Flukes, Italy
title_short Human Illnesses Caused by Opisthorchis felineus Flukes, Italy
title_sort human illnesses caused by opisthorchis felineus flukes, italy
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19046516
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1412.080782
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