Epidemiology of paragonimiasis in Colombia

Five newly discovered endemic foci for paragonimiasis in Colombia are described for the first time. The disease was diagnosed in 24 people from the Embera Indian communities located at the Colombian Pacific Coast and investigated in 1993–1998. We also describe the clinical, epidemiological and treat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2000-11, Vol.94 (6), p.661-663
Hauptverfasser:	Vélez, Iván Darío B., Ortega, Jorge, Hurtado, Martha Inés M., Salazar, Alba Lucía, Robledo, Sara M., Jimenez, Judy Natalia, Velásquez, Luz Elena T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Animals Aroapyrgus Biological and medical sciences Brachyura - parasitology Child Child, Preschool Colombia Colombia - epidemiology Diseases caused by trematodes Distomatoses epidemiology Female Helminthic diseases Host-Parasite Interactions Humans Hypolobocera Infectious diseases intermediate hosts Male Medical sciences Middle Aged paragonimiasis Paragonimiasis - epidemiology Paragonimiasis - therapy Paragonimus Paragonimus - isolation & purification Parasitic diseases Snails - parasitology Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	Five newly discovered endemic foci for paragonimiasis in Colombia are described for the first time. The disease was diagnosed in 24 people from the Embera Indian communities located at the Colombian Pacific Coast and investigated in 1993–1998. We also describe the clinical, epidemiological and treatment response aspects. In these foci an Aroapyrgus sp. snail different from A. colombiensis was found to be the first intermediate host, and the crab Hypolobocera emberarum nsp. the second intermediate host.
ISSN:	0035-9203 1878-3503
DOI:	10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90223-2