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

• 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

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.