Molecular Confirmation that Fasciola gigantica Can Undertake Aberrant Migrations in Human Hosts
Open Access
- 1 February 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (2) , 648-650
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01151-06
Abstract
Two cases of aberrant migration by the liver fluke Fasciola gigantica in humans are reported. In both cases, subadult worms emerged through the skin. The identity of the worms was confirmed from their DNA sequences. This uncommon human pathogen might be more likely than F. hepatica to undertake aberrant migrations in humans.Keywords
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