First report of human anisakidosis in Australia.

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Address: School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. sshamsi@csu.edu.au
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We present the First human case of anisakidosis acquired from eating locally caught fish in Australia. A 41-year-old woman experienced gastrointestinal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea of increasing severity over 3 weeks. All symptoms resolved spontaneously after a worm was passed in her faeces. Microscopic examination showed that it was a Contracaecum species larva of the family Anisakidae. Anisakidosis should be considered in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms who have recently eaten seafood.

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