Anisakiasis in Southeast Asia: A story of new tropical disease?

Anisakiasis is an important worm infestation. It is seen in some non-tropical countries and becomes an important issue in coastal medicine. However, in the few recent years, there are some reports on occurrence of anisakiasis in tropical countries. In this specific short article, the authors review...

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Published in:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Main Authors: Somsri Wiwanitkit, Viroj Wiwanitkit
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.11.011
https://doaj.org/article/3b284d5b4fac4889bd2979df88a09e85
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Summary:Anisakiasis is an important worm infestation. It is seen in some non-tropical countries and becomes an important issue in coastal medicine. However, in the few recent years, there are some reports on occurrence of anisakiasis in tropical countries. In this specific short article, the authors review and present the situation of anisakiasis in Southeast Asia. It can be said that anisakiasis becomes a new focused interest in tropical coastal medicine at present.