A case of gnathostomiasis in a European traveller returning from Mexico.
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 145 (3) , 487-489
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04384.x
Abstract
Hundreds of human cases of gnathostomiasis have recently been reported from Mexico, where the disease is becoming a public health problem. We report a case of gnathostomiasis in a French tourist returning from Mexico. Tourists travelling in endemic countries are at risk of gnathostomiasis and should be advised about the risks of eating raw fish as a suspected source of infectioKeywords
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