Human illnesses caused by Opisthorchis felineus flukes, Italy.(DISPATCHES)

Emerging Infectious Diseases | December 1, 2008| | Copyright

Opisthorchis felineus is a trematode that is transmitted to humans through the consumption of raw freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Worldwide, the number of cases of human infection has been estimated to be 1.2 million (1). A high prevalence has been reported in Byelorussia, Russia, and the Ukraine. In the European Union, sporadic human infections have been documented in Germany, where the parasite has been detected in red foxes and cats, and in Greece (2-6).

In Italy, O. felineus was first described in cats and dogs in Pisa (Tuscany Region) and in cats in ...

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