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Emerg Infect Dis
; 30(4): 821-823, 2024 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38526329
RESUMO
We describe a case of a 2-year-old child who expelled a single adult female Ascaris lumbricoides worm. The patient is from a rural county in Mississippi, USA, with no reported travel outside of the United States. The caregivers in the home practice good sanitation. Exposure to domestic pigs is the likely source of infection.