First reported case of clinical fascioliasis in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Abstract Fascioliasis is a food-borne anthropozoonotic disease caused by Fasciola hepatica that affects multiple hosts, including humans. We herein report the first case of human fascioliasis in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. A 57-year-old female patient complaining of abdominal pain was admit...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Izanara Cristine Pritsch, Raquel Liermann Garcia, Diogo Douat, Ricardo Reis Schwendler, Magda Rejane Bordin Buttendorf, Marcelo Beltrão Molento
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:
Fasciola hepatica
Liver fluke
Neglected zoonosis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0070-2019
https://doaj.org/article/6454ad5a0fc44f90854fc70aeb97f5da
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Summary:Abstract Fascioliasis is a food-borne anthropozoonotic disease caused by Fasciola hepatica that affects multiple hosts, including humans. We herein report the first case of human fascioliasis in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. A 57-year-old female patient complaining of abdominal pain was admitted to the hospital for a clinical investigation. The diagnosis of F. hepatica was confirmed by ultrasound and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Authorities of the Northern coast of Santa Catarina were notified to investigate other cases and risk factors for contamination. The disease is also prevalent in cattle, which could pose as a potential route for infection.

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