Boil before eating: paragonimiasis after eating raw crayfish in the Mississippi River Basin
Boil before eating: paragonimiasis after eating raw crayfish in the Mississippi River Basin
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United States: Louisiana State Medical Society
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Paragonimiasis is a parasitic infection of the lungs caused by zoonotic lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus. Most cases are reported from Asia and caused by P. westermani following consumption of raw crustaceans. With the exception of imported cases, human paragonimiasis was rarely described prior to 1984 in the United States (US), which has only...
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Boil before eating: paragonimiasis after eating raw crayfish in the Mississippi River Basin
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_918033209
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0024-6921
