Open AccessThe case of outbreak of acute opisthorchiasis in a family in the Lower Don area
Author(s) -
О С Думбадзе,
L. Ermakova,
Yu. M Ambalov,
T. N Tverdokhlebova
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
epidemiology and infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-3026
pISSN - 1560-9529
DOI - 10.17816/eid40656
Subject(s) - opisthorchiasis , outbreak , fish <actinopterygii> , helminthiasis , geography , environmental health , medicine , biology , fishery , virology , immunology
The case of the outbreak of acute opisthorchiasis in a family of 4 people who had eaten home-cooked marinated fish caught in the lower reaches of the Don River is presented. This observation suggests the preservation of natural focus of this helminthiasis in the Lower Don area.
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