The first case of human invasion by Clinostomum complanatum in the European part of Russia

•Rare case of human invasion by the trematode Clinostomum complanatum in Europe.•High infestation of freshwater fish with clinostomes worldwide due to migratory birds.•Infection risk of trematodes for humans thanks to spreading Asian culinary tradition. The article presents a rare case of human inva...

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Published in:IJID regions 2024-06, Vol.11, p.100346, Article 100346
Main Authors: Ermakova, Larisa, Kozlov, Sergey, Nagorny, Sergey, Golovchenko, Natalia, Telicheva, Victoria, Kiosova, Julia, Zotova, Marina, Pshenichnaya, Natalia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Clinostomum complanatum
Human case
Pharyngitis
Raw freshwater fish
Tonsillitis
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Summary:•Rare case of human invasion by the trematode Clinostomum complanatum in Europe.•High infestation of freshwater fish with clinostomes worldwide due to migratory birds.•Infection risk of trematodes for humans thanks to spreading Asian culinary tradition. The article presents a rare case of human invasion by the trematode Clinostomum complanatum in the European part of Russia. The diagnosis was established based on a parasitological study of flukes removed from the tonsils and pharynx of a 42-year-old woman, a resident of the Tambov region of Russia.
ISSN:2772-7076
2772-7076
DOI:10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.03.001