Anisakid Nematodes and Potential Risk of Human Anisakiasis through the Consumption of Hake, Merluccius spp., Sold Fresh in Spanish Supermarkets

• Published in: Pathogens
• Main Authors: Fuentes i Ferrer, Màrius Vicent, Madrid Máñez, Elena, Cuesta, Clara, Gimeno, Carla, Baquedano-Rodríguez, Marta, Soriano-Sánchez, Isaac, Bolívar, Ana María, Sáez Durán, Sandra, Trelis Villanueva, María, Debenedetti López, Ángela Lilia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Anisakis; Paràsits; Nematodes; Hake; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10550/84138; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11060622

Nematode parasite species belonging to the Anisakis simplex complex are the most important cause of human anisakiasis through the consumption of (mainly) undercooked, previously not frozen, or conveniently treated fish. In Spain, the consumption of hake has been recognized as an important source of...