Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909 (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Mexico: three clinical cases from the Peninsula of Yucatan

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Mario Barrera-pérez²  Pablo Manrique-saide¹  Enrique Reyes-novelo²  Javier Escobedo-ortegón²  Manuel Sánchez-moreno¹  Cuauhtémoc Sánchez¹ 

[1] ,Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Centro de Investigaciones Regionales Dr. Hideyo Noguchi Laboratorio de Zoonosis y otras Enfermedades Transmitidas por Vector,Mexico

关键词: Lagochilascaris minor;    Parasite;    Helminth;    Yucatan - Mexico;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652012000600005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Human lagochilascariasis (HL) is a parasite produced by Lagochilascaris minor Leiper 1909 that also can be found in cats and dogs. HL is considered an emerging zoonosis in the Americas, spreading from Mexico to Argentina, and the Caribbean Islands. The present paper describes three HL cases from the Peninsula of Yucatan, Mexico, recorded in the last decade. It describes the characteristics of the lesions and discusses the route of transmission in humans and particularly in the observed patients.

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