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Preferred term

Anisakiasis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Infection with roundworms of the genus ANISAKIS. Human infection results from the consumption of fish harboring roundworm larvae. The worms may cause acute NAUSEA; VOMITING; or penetrate into the wall of the DIGESTIVE TRACT where they give rise to EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMA in the STOMACH; INTESTINES; or the OMENTUM.

Entry terms

  • Anisakis Infection

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-XF39M0MK-F

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