Gnathostomosis, an Emerging Foodborne Zoonotic Disease in Acapulco, Mexico

Autor:	Norma Rojas-Molina, Sigifredo Pedraza-Sanchez, Balfre Torres-Bibiano, Hector Meza-Martinez, Alejandro Escobar-Gutierrez
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	Mexico Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 264-266 (1999)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0502.990211
Popis:	Between 1993 and 1997, 98 gnathostomosis cases were clinically identified in Acapulco, Mexico. Intermittent cutaneous migratory swellings were the commonest manifestation. Larvae were identified in 26 cases, while in 72, final diagnosis was made on the basis of epidemiologic data, food habits, and positive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot results.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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