Authors:

Herman JS, Wall EC, van-Tulleken C, Godfrey-Faussett P, Bailey RL, Chiodini PL.

Abstract:

Infection with Gnathostoma spinigerum has been generally confined to Southeast Asia and Central and South America. However, gnathostomiasis was recently found in British tourists who had visited Botswana. Consequently, travel to Africa should now be considered a risk factor for gnathostomiasis.

Journal:

Emerg Infect Dis.

Year:

2009

PMID:

19331741

PMCID:

PMC2671435

Hyperlink:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19331741