Title
Paragonimus kellicotti Fluke infections in Missouri, USA
Date Issued
01 August 2012
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Lane M.
Onen N.
Demertzis L.
Hayes E.
Davila S.
Nurutdinova D.
Bailey T.
Weil G.
Washington University School of Medicine
Publisher(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Abstract
Paragonimiasis is an infection caused by lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus. In Asia, P. westermani infections are relatively common because of dietary practices. However, in North America, cases of paragonimiasis, which are caused by P. kellicotti flukes, are rare. Only 7 autochthonous cases of paragonimiasis were reported during 1968-2008. In 2009, we reported 3 new case-patients with paragonimiasis who had been seen at our medical center over an 18-month period. Six additional case-patients were identified in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, and treated at Washington University-affiliated health centers in 2009-2010. We report detailed descriptions of these case-patients, which includes unusual clinical manifestations. We also describe public health interventions that were undertaken to inform the general public and physicians about the disease and its mode of transmission.
Start page
1263
End page
1267
Volume
18
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84864469260
PubMed ID
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
1080-6040
Sponsor(s)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences KL2TR000450 NCATS
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