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...
Published in: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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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 |
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. |
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