Autochthonous Ascariasis, Mississippi, USA.

Publisher: National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9508155 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1080-6059 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10806040 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Emerg Infect Dis Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Atlanta, GA : National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), [1995-

Ascariasis*/diagnosis ; Ascariasis*/epidemiology; Swine ; Adult ; Animals ; Humans ; Female ; Child, Preschool ; Mississippi/epidemiology ; Ascaris lumbricoides ; Sus scrofa ; Travel

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.

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Keywords: Ascariasis; Ascaris lumbricoides; Mississippi; United States; helminths; parasites; swine; zoonoses

Date Created: 20240325 Date Completed: 20240326 Latest Revision: 20240402

20240402

PMC10977833

10.3201/eid3004.240176

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