Human Pulmonary Infection by the Zoonotic Metastrongylus salmi Nematode. The First Reported Case in the Americas

Pulmonary metastrongylosis, a zoonotic disease found primarily in pigs, is caused by eight different species of the cosmopolitan nematode Metastrongylus genus. To date, only four human cases have been reported, all from Europe. Herein, a severe case of pulmonary infection caused by Metastrongylus sa...

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Published inThe American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol. 95; no. 4; pp. 871 - 873
Main Authors Calvopina, Manuel, Caballero, Henry, Morita, Tatsushi, Korenaga, Masataka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 05.10.2016
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
SeriesCase Report
Subjects
Animals
Antiparasitic Agents
Antiparasitic Agents - therapeutic use
Ecuador
Humans
Ivermectin
Ivermectin - therapeutic use
Male
Metastrongyloidea
Metastrongyloidea - isolation & purification
Metastrongyloidea - ultrastructure
Middle Aged
Nematoda
Pneumonia
Pneumonia - diagnosis
Pneumonia - drug therapy
Sputum
Sputum - parasitology
Strongylida Infections
Strongylida Infections - diagnosis
Strongylida Infections - drug therapy
ANE, Europe
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Summary:Pulmonary metastrongylosis, a zoonotic disease found primarily in pigs, is caused by eight different species of the cosmopolitan nematode Metastrongylus genus. To date, only four human cases have been reported, all from Europe. Herein, a severe case of pulmonary infection caused by Metastrongylus salmi in an Ecuadorian man, with successful treatment with ivermectin, is described.
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ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.16-0247