Autochthonous Ascariasis, Mississippi, USA

We describe a case of a 2-year-old child who expelled a single adult female Ascaris lumbricoides worm. The patient is from a rural county in Mississippi, USA, with no reported travel outside of the United States. The caregivers in the home practice good sanitation. Exposure to domestic pigs is the likely source of infection.PMID:38526329 | PMC:PMC10977833 | DOI:10.3201/eid3004.240176

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Charlotte V Hobbs James Matthew Rhinewalt Irene Arguello Lacy Malloch Lora Martin William M Poston Paul Byers Richard S Bradbury Source Type: research