High Prevalence of Human Liver Infection by Amphimerus spp. Flukes, Ecuador

Amphimerus spp. flukes are known to infect mammals, but human infections have not been confirmed. Microscopy of fecal samples from 397 persons from Ecuador revealed Opisthorchiidae eggs in 71 (24%) persons. Light microscopy of adult worms and scanning electron microscopy of eggs were compatible with...

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Autores principales: Calvopiña, Manuel, Cevallos, William, Kumazawa, Hideo, Eisenberg, Joseph
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3311191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22172165
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1712.110373
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author Calvopiña, Manuel
Cevallos, William
Kumazawa, Hideo
Eisenberg, Joseph
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description Amphimerus spp. flukes are known to infect mammals, but human infections have not been confirmed. Microscopy of fecal samples from 397 persons from Ecuador revealed Opisthorchiidae eggs in 71 (24%) persons. Light microscopy of adult worms and scanning electron microscopy of eggs were compatible with descriptions of Amphimerus spp. This pathogen was only observed in communities that consumed undercooked fish.
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spelling pubmed-33111912012-04-06 High Prevalence of Human Liver Infection by Amphimerus spp. Flukes, Ecuador Calvopiña, Manuel Cevallos, William Kumazawa, Hideo Eisenberg, Joseph Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Amphimerus spp. flukes are known to infect mammals, but human infections have not been confirmed. Microscopy of fecal samples from 397 persons from Ecuador revealed Opisthorchiidae eggs in 71 (24%) persons. Light microscopy of adult worms and scanning electron microscopy of eggs were compatible with descriptions of Amphimerus spp. This pathogen was only observed in communities that consumed undercooked fish. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3311191/ /pubmed/22172165 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1712.110373 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.
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title_fullStr High Prevalence of Human Liver Infection by Amphimerus spp. Flukes, Ecuador
title_full_unstemmed High Prevalence of Human Liver Infection by Amphimerus spp. Flukes, Ecuador
title_short High Prevalence of Human Liver Infection by Amphimerus spp. Flukes, Ecuador
title_sort high prevalence of human liver infection by amphimerus spp. flukes, ecuador
topic Dispatch
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