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A case of gnathostomiasis in a European traveller returning from Mexico
Author(s) -
Del Giudice P.,
Dellamonica P.,
Durant J.,
Rahelinrina V.,
Grobusch M.P.,
Janitschke K.,
DahanGuedj A.,
Le Fichoux Y.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2001.04384.x
Subject(s) - public health , environmental health , fish <actinopterygii> , tourism , geography , travel medicine , medicine , fishery , biology , pathology , archaeology
Hundreds of human cases of gnathostomiasis have recently been reported from Mexico, where the disease is becoming a public health problem. We report a case of gnathostomiasis in a French tourist returning from Mexico. Tourists travelling in endemic countries are at risk of gnathostomiasis and should be advised about the risks of eating raw fish as a suspected source of infection.