Emerging helminth zoonoses
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As our ability to recognise and diagnose human disease caused by helminth parasites has improved, so our understanding of the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of these diseases has improved. Humans can develop patent infection with a wide range of helminth parasites, whose natural host is another vertebrate. Rather than focusing on a comprehensive review of zoonotic helminth infections, this review describes in detail examples of zoonotic helminth infections that have newly appeared in human populations, or have existed but are increasing in incidence or geographic range. Examples include intestinal capillariasis, anisakidosis, eosinophilic enteritis, oesophagostomiasis and gnathostomiasis. Potential reasons for the emergence of these infections, including changes in social, dietary or cultural mores, environmental changes, and the improved recognition of heretofore neglected infections often coupled with an improved ability to diagnose infection are discussed.
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- Authors
- McCarthy, J., & Moore, T. A.
- Affiliations
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- University of Kansas (US)
- Corresponding author
- McCarthy, James
- ORCID
- McCarthy, James
- Venue
- International Journal for Parasitology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2000-11
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 12-13
- Pages
- 1351-1359
- ISSN
- 0020-7519 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2034580472
- Cited by
- 254
- References
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- FWCI
- 2.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal for Parasitology (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasites and Host Interactions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Keywords
- emerging infectious diseases, intestinal capillariasis, anisakidosis, eosinophilic enteritis, oesophagostomiasis, gnathostomiasis, helminth epidemiology, clinical features, environmental change
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Helminthiasis, Humans, Zoonoses
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