A human case of gnathostomiasis nipponica confirmed indirectly by finding infective larvae in leftover largemouth bass meat

J Parasitol. 2003 Apr;89(2):407-9. doi: 10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0407:AHCOGN]2.0.CO;2.

Abstract

A human case of creeping eruption due to Gnathostoma nipponicum was confirmed indirectly by finding infective advanced third-stage larvae in leftover largemouth bass meat. This is the first report indicating that the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) serves as a source of G. nipponicum infection in humans.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bass / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Food Parasitology
  • Fresh Water
  • Gnathostoma / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Larva
  • Larva Migrans / diagnosis
  • Larva Migrans / etiology*
  • Larva Migrans / parasitology
  • Middle Aged
  • Seafood / parasitology*
  • Spirurida Infections / diagnosis
  • Spirurida Infections / etiology*