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Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(6): 1265-1268, 2022 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35608841
ABSTRACT
The foodborne intestinal trematode Fasciolopsis buski causes the neglected zoonotic disease fasciolopsiasis. We detected F. buski infection in 14 pediatric patients in Sitamarhi, Bihar, and in pigs in Sivasagar, Assam, India. Proper diagnostic methods and surveillance are urgently needed to accurately estimate the true burden of this disease in India.
Subject(s)
Fasciolidae , Trematode Infections , Animals , Child , Fasciolidae/genetics , Humans , India/epidemiology , Swine , Trematode Infections/diagnosis , Trematode Infections/epidemiology , Trematode Infections/veterinary , Zoonoses
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Emerg Infect Dis
; 25(8): 1571-1573, 2019 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31310229
ABSTRACT
Eating raw or insufficiently cooked mollusks is a known risk factor for human echinostomiasis. We confirmed identification of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex trematodes as the causative agent of disease among 170 children in northern Bihar, India. We also identified the snail Pila globosa as a potential source of infections in the study area.