Spectrum of pleuropulmonary paragonimiasis: an analysis of 685 cases diagnosed over 22 years

Paragonimiasis is a foodborne trematodiasis caused by infection with the lung fluke Paragonimus spp. Several tens of different Paragonimus spp. are widely distributed and more than seven major species complexes have been reported to cause human infections.1,2 Paragonimiasis is detected globally, but infections are more common in Asian enclaves including Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and India, where consumption of raw or inadequately cooked freshwater crustaceans, which harbor metacercaria(e), is traditional and widespread.
Source: Journal of Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research