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Autochthonous Ascariasis, Mississippi, USA
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 4, Pp 821-823 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024.
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Abstract
- We describe a case of a 2-year-old child who expelled a single adult female Ascaris lumbricoides worm. The patient is from a rural county in Mississippi, USA, with no reported travel outside of the United States. The caregivers in the home practice good sanitation. Exposure to domestic pigs is the likely source of infection.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.661aef5c3cd943679aed51500dcc2c51
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3004.240176