Larva Migration and Eosinophilia in Mice Experimentally Infected With Gnathostoma spinigerum [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2012 Background: Gnathostoma spinigerum causes larva migran in human which is endemic in Southeast Asia. Information regarding larva migration is limited. In this study, we investigated the parasite migration by recovery of worms from the whole body of mouse
W Saksirisampant +3 more
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Gnathostomiasis: Report of a Case and Brief Review [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 5, Issue 3, Page 125-129, 1994., 1994 Nematodes of the genusGnathostomacan cause a spectrum of disease in humans. This includes a distinctive syndrome of intermittent migratory subcutaneous swellings, central nervous system involvement with high morbidity and mortality and occasionally ...
Stan Houston
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Systematics of the genus Gnathostoma (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) in the Americas [PDF]
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2011 To date, more than 20 species of the genus Gnathostoma have been described as parasites of mammals, 9 of them in the Americas. However, the taxonomic status of some of these species has been questioned.
Florencia Bertoni-Ruiz +4 more
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Human gnathostomiasis: A review on the biology of the parasite with special reference on the current therapeutic management [PDF]
Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2023 Gnathostoma is a parasitic nematode that can infect a wide range of animal species, but human populations have become accidental hosts because of their habit of eating raw or undercooked meat from a wide variety of intermediate hosts.
Kathyleen Nogrado +2 more
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Specificity of immunoblotting analyses in eosinophilic meningitis [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011 Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Gnathostoma spinigerum are the two most common causative parasites of eosinophilic meningitis (EOM). Serological tests are helpful tools for confirming the identity of the pathogen.
Kanlayanee Sawanyawisuth +6 more
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Gnathostomiasis: An Emerging Imported Disease [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 As the scope of international travel expands, an increasing number of travelers are coming into contact with helminthic parasites rarely seen outside the tropics.
David A.J. Moore +3 more
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Intralenticular gnathostomiasis: A rare parasitic invasion [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyBackground: Intraocular gnathostomiasis is an exceptionally rare manifestation of Gnathostoma spinigerum infection. Ingested larvae from undercooked meat[1] can migrate to various body parts, causing significant morbidity.
Haripriya Aravind +3 more
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Gnatostomiasis cutánea, primer caso confirmado en Colombia [PDF]
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2015 La gnatostomiasis es una zoonosis parasitaria causada por algunas especies del género de helmintos Gnathostoma. La presentación clínica es muy variada y su diagnóstico constituye un desafío; es endémica en países tropicales y subtropicales, y la ...
Leonardo F. Jurado +4 more
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Positivity and intensity of Gnathostoma spinigerum infective larvae in farmed and wild-caught swamp eels in Thailand. [PDF]
Korean J Parasitol, 2012 From July 2008 to June 2009, livers of the swamp eels (Monopterus alba) were investigated for advanced third-stage larvae (AL3) of Gnathostoma spinigerum.
Saksirisampant W, Thanomsub BW.
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Intravitreal live gnathostoma spinigerum
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2004 Intraocular infestation by live Gnathostoma spinigerum is a rare occurrence in humans. Most of the published reports are from South-East Asia. We report a case of intravitreal gnathostomiasis, where the worm was removed live and intact by pars plana ...
Basak Samar +4 more
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