Fishborne Zoonotic Trematodes Transmitted byMelanoides tuberculataSnails, Peru
Authors:
- Eduardo A. Pulido-MurilloEPEduardo A. Pulido-Murillo
- Luis Fernando V. FurtadoLFLuis Fernando V. Furtado
- Alan L. MeloAMAlan L. Melo
- Élida M.L. RabeloÉRÉlida M.L. Rabelo
- Hudson A. PintoHudson A. Pinto
Open Access
- 1 March 2018
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 24 (3) , 606-608
Abstract
We investigated the transmission of the fishborne trematodes Centrocestus formosanus and Haplorchis pumilio by Melanoides tuberculata snails in Peru. We report on results of experimental, morphological, and molecular approaches and discuss the potential risk for future human cases, given the existence of food habits in the country involving the ingestion of raw fish.Keywords
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