First reported case of clinical fascioliasis in Santa Catarina, Brazil

• 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

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.