[Anisakiasis in the Nantes area. From fishmongers' stalls to medical offices]

Parasite. 1995 Dec;2(4):395-400.
[Article in French]

Abstract

1,103 fish-fillets belonging to 4 species were examined during one year, during a survey conducted among commercial marine fish-fillets in the Nantes area (west coast) in France. Anisakis simplex L3 were found in 3 different species and most of them are frequently present in coal fish (Pollachius virens) and whiting (Merlangius merlangus). We report 6 cases of human anisakiasis (3 certain cases and 3 probably cases). Diagnosis was established in 3 cases by microscopic analysis of intestin bowel specimens (eosinophilic granulomas and/or parasitic fragments) and in 3 cases gastroscopy. Serodiagnosis was positive in 1 case and the consumption of undercooked fishes was found in 5 cases. This work emphasizes the role of anisakiasis as a source of digestive symptoms and intestinal eosinophilic granuloma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Anisakiasis / epidemiology
  • Anisakiasis / transmission*
  • Female
  • Fishes / parasitology*
  • France / epidemiology
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / epidemiology
  • Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / transmission*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stomach Diseases / epidemiology
  • Stomach Diseases / parasitology*