Gnathostomiasis in remote northern Western Australia: the first confirmed cases acquired in Australia

A husband and wife became unwell after eating a fish from the Calder River in northern Western Australia. Gnathostomiasis was diagnosed, and treated with ivermectin and albendazole. Serological testing was positive for gnathostomiasis, and there has been no recurrence. These appear to be the first p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical journal of Australia 2011-07, Vol.195 (1), p.42-44
Hauptverfasser:	Jeremiah, Cameron J, Harangozo, Chanad S, Fuller, Andrew J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Albendazole - therapeutic use Animals Antinematodal Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Diseases caused by nematodes Drug Therapy, Combination Female General aspects Gnathostoma - immunology Gnathostoma - isolation & purification Gnathostomiasis - diagnosis Gnathostomiasis - drug therapy Health occupations Helminthic diseases Humans Infectious diseases Ivermectin - therapeutic use Larva migrans syndromes Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Parasitic diseases Treatment Outcome Western Australia
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Zusammenfassung:	A husband and wife became unwell after eating a fish from the Calder River in northern Western Australia. Gnathostomiasis was diagnosed, and treated with ivermectin and albendazole. Serological testing was positive for gnathostomiasis, and there has been no recurrence. These appear to be the first proven endemically acquired cases of gnathostomiasis in Australia, and demonstrate the difficulties in diagnosis and treatment.
ISSN:	0025-729X 1326-5377
DOI:	10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03188.x