Fasciolopsis buski Detected in Humans in Bihar and Pigs in Assam,India |
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| Authors: | Dipshikha Saikia Yugal K Prasad Suman Dahal Sudeep Ghatani |
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| Institution: | Sikkim University, Gangtok, India (D. Saikia, S. Dahal, S. Ghatani);Shri Shubh Lal Hospital and Research Centre, Sitamarhi, India (Y.K. Prasad) |
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| Abstract: | The foodborne intestinal trematode Fasciolopsis buski causes the neglected zoonotic disease fasciolopsiasis. We detected F. buski infection in 14 pediatric patients in Sitamarhi, Bihar, and in pigs in Sivasagar, Assam, India. Proper diagnostic methods and surveillance are urgently needed to accurately estimate the true burden of this disease in India. |
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| Keywords: | food safety fasciolopsiasis Fasciolopsis buski foodborne illnesses foodborne trematode parasites enteric infections zoonoses India |
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