Doanh, Pham Ngoc, Maruyama, Haruhiko, Blair, David, and Nawa, Yukifumi (2018) Paragonimus. In: Liu, Dongyou, (ed.) Handbook of Foodborne Diseases. Food Microbiology . CRC Press, Boca Raton, London, New York, pp. 813-822.

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Abstract

This chapter provides state-of-the-art overviews on foodborne diseases caused by Paragonimus in relation to their etiology, biology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus are zoonotic agents of paragonimiasis in animals and humans. Their life cycle requires at least three hosts: freshwater snails as the first and crustaceans as the second intermediate hosts. The full diversity of African Paragonimus species remains to be revealed and might be substantial. Based on the location of the worms, symptoms and pathogenicity of paragonimiasis can be divided into four categories: intestinal symptoms, pleural symptoms, parenchymal symptoms, and extrapulmonary paragonimiasis. Tegumental spines, subtegumental cells, morphology of intestine, and ypical egg sections are features to identify the worm as Paragonimus. The dot immunogold filtration assay (DIGFA) is considered to be better than ELISA because it is easier, faster, and cheaper but exhibits comparable sensitivity and specificity.

Item ID:	58318
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Reference)
ISBN:	978-1-138-03630-7
Keywords:	Public Health, Zoonotic Disease, Paragonimus, Paragonimiasis
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Copyright Information:	© 2019 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business
Date Deposited:	29 Aug 2022 02:55
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified @ 50% 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1108 Medical Microbiology > 110803 Medical Parasitology @ 50%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920406 Food Safety @ 80% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9604 Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species > 960406 Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments @ 20%
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