A Case of Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented with Prolonged Fever in Southern Iran

A Case of Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented with Prolonged Fever in Southern Iran

Human fasciolosis is deemed as an emerging/re-emerging infection, hence making it an important human parasitic disease. In contrast to northern parts of Iran, human cases of fasciolosis in southern Iran are rare and sporadic. We report a sporadic case of fasciolosis in southern Iran (Fars Province)...

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Main Authors: Anahita Sanaei Dashti, Amir Nasimfar, Alireza Showraki, Bita Gerami-Zadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Fasciolosis
Prolonged Fever
Southern Iran
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3674
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spelling doaj-3b34ebb5483d4c988bfc29122bc0a2692020-12-02T18:52:03ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932015-02-014423539A Case of Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented with Prolonged Fever in Southern IranAnahita Sanaei Dashti0Amir Nasimfar1Alireza Showraki2Bita Gerami-Zadeh3Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Center, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Pediatric Department, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Pathology Department, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Human fasciolosis is deemed as an emerging/re-emerging infection, hence making it an important human parasitic disease. In contrast to northern parts of Iran, human cases of fasciolosis in southern Iran are rare and sporadic. We report a sporadic case of fasciolosis in southern Iran (Fars Province) who presented with prolonged fever. Our report could suggest that there might be new foci emerging in the region, which indicates the need for further investigations. https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3674FasciolosisProlonged FeverSouthern Iran
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author Anahita Sanaei Dashti
Amir Nasimfar
Alireza Showraki
Bita Gerami-Zadeh
spellingShingle Anahita Sanaei Dashti
Amir Nasimfar
Alireza Showraki
Bita Gerami-Zadeh
A Case of Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented with Prolonged Fever in Southern Iran
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Fasciolosis
Prolonged Fever
Southern Iran
author_facet Anahita Sanaei Dashti
Amir Nasimfar
Alireza Showraki
Bita Gerami-Zadeh
author_sort Anahita Sanaei Dashti
title A Case of Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented with Prolonged Fever in Southern Iran
title_short A Case of Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented with Prolonged Fever in Southern Iran
title_full A Case of Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented with Prolonged Fever in Southern Iran
title_fullStr A Case of Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented with Prolonged Fever in Southern Iran
title_full_unstemmed A Case of Hepatic Fasciolosis Presented with Prolonged Fever in Southern Iran
title_sort case of hepatic fasciolosis presented with prolonged fever in southern iran
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
2251-6093
publishDate 2015-02-01
description Human fasciolosis is deemed as an emerging/re-emerging infection, hence making it an important human parasitic disease. In contrast to northern parts of Iran, human cases of fasciolosis in southern Iran are rare and sporadic. We report a sporadic case of fasciolosis in southern Iran (Fars Province) who presented with prolonged fever. Our report could suggest that there might be new foci emerging in the region, which indicates the need for further investigations.
topic Fasciolosis
Prolonged Fever
Southern Iran
url https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3674
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