Book chapter
Anisakid nematodes and anisakiasis
Food-borne parasitic zoonoses : fish and plant-borne parasites, pp.185-208
Springer
2007
Abstract
Anisakiasis (anisakidosis) refers to infection of people with larval stages of ascaridoid nematodes belonging to the family Anisakidae (and possibly also Raphidascarididae). These worms, commonly called anisakids, utilize aquatic mammals, piscivorous birds, aquatic reptiles, or fish as definitive hosts, and aquatic invertebrates and fish as intermediate or paratenic hosts.
Details
- Title
- Anisakid nematodes and anisakiasis
- Authors/Creators
- A.J. Lymbery (Author/Creator) - School of Veterinary and Biomedical SciencesF.A. Cheah (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- K.D. Murrell (Editor)B. Fried (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Food-borne parasitic zoonoses : fish and plant-borne parasites, pp.185-208
- Publisher
- Springer; New York
- Identifiers
- 991005539997407891
- Copyright
- Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2007
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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