Acute intestinal anisakiasis in Spain: a fourth-stage Anisakis simplex larva

A case of acute intestinal anisakiasis has been reported; a nematode larva being found in the submucosa of the ileum of a woman in Jaén (Spain). The source of infection was the ingestion of raw Engraulis encrasicholus. On the basis of its morphology, the worm has been identified as a fourth-stage la...

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Main Authors: Mª José Rosales, Carmen Mascaró, Carolina Fernandez, Francisco Luque, Manuel Sanchez Moreno, Luis Parras, Antonio Cosano, Jose Ramón Muñoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1999-11-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000600020