Molecular diagnosis of cause of anisakiasis in humans, South Korea

Anisakiasis in humans in South Korea has been considered to be caused exclusively by the larvae of Anisakis simplex sensu stricto and Pseudoterranova decipiens. Recently, however, DNA sequencing of larvae from 15 of 16 anisakiasis patients confirmed the cause to be Anisakis pegreffii infection. Mole...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2015-02, Vol.21 (2), p.342-344
Main Authors: Lim, Hyemi, Jung, Bong-Kwang, Cho, Jaeeun, Yooyen, Thanapon, Shin, Eun-Hee, Chai, Jong-Yil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal taxonomy
Animals
anisakiasis
Anisakiasis - diagnosis
Anisakiasis - epidemiology
Anisakiasis - parasitology
Anisakis - classification
Anisakis - genetics
Anisakis pegreffii
Anisakis simplex sensu stricto
Dispatch
DNA sequencing
DNA, Intergenic
Female
fish
Fishes
Health aspects
human
Humans
Infection
Korea
Male
Molecular Diagnosis of Cause of Anisakiasis in Humans, South Korea
Nausea
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
Roundworm infections
Roundworms
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Summary:Anisakiasis in humans in South Korea has been considered to be caused exclusively by the larvae of Anisakis simplex sensu stricto and Pseudoterranova decipiens. Recently, however, DNA sequencing of larvae from 15 of 16 anisakiasis patients confirmed the cause to be Anisakis pegreffii infection. Molecular analysis should be performed for all extracted larvae.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2102.140798