Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909 (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Mexico: three clinical cases from the Peninsula of Yucatan

Human lagochilascariasis (HL) is a parasite produced by Lagochilascaris minor Leiper 1909 that also can be found in cats and dogs. HL is considered an emerging zoonosis in the Americas, spreading from Mexico to Argentina, and the Caribbean Islands. The present paper describes three HL cases from the...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Mario Barrera-Pérez, Pablo Manrique-Saide, Enrique Reyes-Novelo, Javier Escobedo-Ortegón, Manuel Sánchez-Moreno, Cuauhtémoc Sánchez
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2012
Subjects:
Lagochilascaris minor
Parasite
Helminth
Yucatan - Mexico
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Argentina
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652012000600005
https://doaj.org/article/a89c5664d6fe4c848db6d84a5bd3b843
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Summary:Human lagochilascariasis (HL) is a parasite produced by Lagochilascaris minor Leiper 1909 that also can be found in cats and dogs. HL is considered an emerging zoonosis in the Americas, spreading from Mexico to Argentina, and the Caribbean Islands. The present paper describes three HL cases from the Peninsula of Yucatan, Mexico, recorded in the last decade. It describes the characteristics of the lesions and discusses the route of transmission in humans and particularly in the observed patients.

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