Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in Native Community, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, 2022

Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in Native Community, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, 2022

Paragonimiasis is a food-borne infection caused by several species of the Paragonimus fluke. Clinical manifestations can mimic tuberculosis and contribute to diagnostic delay. We report a cluster of paragonimiasis in a community in Ecuador, where active surveillance was set up after detection of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2022-10, Vol.28 (10), p.2114-2116
Hauptverfasser: Diaz, Jose C.N, Anselmi, Mariella, Calvopina, Manuel, Vera, Mayra E.P, Cabrera, Yuvy L.C, Perlaza, Javier J, Cabezas, Luz A.O, Gaspar, Christian O.R, Buonfrate, Dora
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Case studies
Crustaceans
Diagnostic tests
Epidemiology
flatworm
fluke
Fluke infections
Infections
Lung diseases
native community
P. mexicanus
paragonimiasis
Paragonimus
Parasites
Parasitology
Patients
Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in Native Community, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, 2022
Research Letter
Surveillance
Tuberculosis
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Zusammenfassung:Paragonimiasis is a food-borne infection caused by several species of the Paragonimus fluke. Clinical manifestations can mimic tuberculosis and contribute to diagnostic delay. We report a cluster of paragonimiasis in a community in Ecuador, where active surveillance was set up after detection of the first 2 cases.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2810.220927