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Gastrointestinal infection due to Anisakis simplex in southern Italy

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The authors present four cases of infection due to Anisakis in an area where people are prone to infectious diseases transmitted by raw fish, but in which the presence of this parasite has never been reported. Three of four cases were discovered accidently during surgical procedures for co-existing abdominal pathologies. Raw fish was apparently not involved in all patients. Characteristics of the patients are discussed.

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  1. Department of Medical Clinics, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Bari, Italy

    Paolo Maggi, Annalisa Saracino, Marina Valente, Giuseppe Pastore & Gioacchino Angarano

  2. Department of Surgical Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Italy

    Onofrio Caputi-Iambrenghi, Annalia Scardigno & Luigi Scoppetta

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Maggi, P., Caputi-Iambrenghi, O., Scardigno, A. et al. Gastrointestinal infection due to Anisakis simplex in southern Italy. Eur J Epidemiol 16, 75–78 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007617002972

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