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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
Human ascariasis is caused by infection with the common roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, although the pig roundworm Ascaris suum has also been reported to infect humans and develop into the adult stage. To elucidate whether pig-derived Ascaris infects humans in Japan, 9 Ascaris isolates obtained from Japanese patients and a further 9 Ascaris isolates of pig origin were analyzed to determine their internal transcribed spacer-1 sequences. Six of the 9 clinical isolates showed the Ascaris genotype which predominantly infects humans in endemic countries, while the other 3 clinical isolates and 9 pig-derived isolates showed the genotype predominant in pigs worldwide. These results suggest that at least some cases of human ascariasis in Japan are a result of infection with pig-derived Ascaris.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1344-6304
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
447-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Ascariasis, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Ascaris suum, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-DNA, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-DNA, Ribosomal Spacer, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Electron Transport Complex IV, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Swine Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Young Adult, pubmed-meshheading:21099099-Zoonoses
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Ascariasis in Japan: is pig-derived Ascaris infecting humans?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Zoology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan. arizonon@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article