Autochthonous Ascariasis, Mississippi, USA

We describe a case of a 2-year-old child who expelled a single adult female Ascaris lumbricoides worm. The patient is from a rural county in Mississippi, USA, with no reported travel outside of the United States. The caregivers in the home practice good sanitation. Exposure to domestic pigs is the l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2024-04, Vol.30 (4), p.821-823
Hauptverfasser:	Hobbs, Charlotte V, Rhinewalt, James Matthew, Arguello, Irene, Malloch, Lacy, Martin, Lora, Poston, William M, Byers, Paul, Bradbury, Richard S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Animals Ascariasis Ascariasis - diagnosis Ascariasis - epidemiology Ascaris lumbricoides Autochthonous Ascariasis, Mississippi, USA Child, Preschool Defecation Disease transmission Domestic animals Families & family life Female Health aspects Health surveillance Hogs Humans Infections Mississippi Mississippi - epidemiology Parasites Parasitic diseases Pediatrics Pork industry Research Letter Surveys Sus scrofa Swine Travel Tropical diseases United States Worms Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a case of a 2-year-old child who expelled a single adult female Ascaris lumbricoides worm. The patient is from a rural county in Mississippi, USA, with no reported travel outside of the United States. The caregivers in the home practice good sanitation. Exposure to domestic pigs is the likely source of infection.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid3004.240176