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Trematode infection

MedGen UID:
21251
•Concept ID:
C0040820
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infection, Trematode; Infections, Trematode; Trematode Infection; Trematode Infections
SNOMED CT: Trematode infection (26089000); Trematodosis (26089000); Infection by Trematode (26089000); Fluke infection (26089000); Distomiasis (26089000); Trematode infestation (26089000); Disease due to Trematoda (26089000); Fluke disease (26089000)

Definition

Infections caused by infestation with worms of the class Trematoda. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Examining human paragonimiasis as a differential diagnosis to tuberculosis in The Gambia.
Morter R, Adetifa I, Antonio M, Touray F, de Jong BC, Gower CM, Gehre F
BMC Res Notes 2018 Jan 15;11(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3134-y. PMID: 29334998Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prevalence, Species Distribution, and Related Factors of Fish-Borne Trematode Infection in Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam.
Tran AKT, Doan HT, Do AN, Nguyen VT, Hoang SX, Le HTT, Hoang HT, Le NH, Le QBT, Le TA
Biomed Res Int 2019;2019:8581379. Epub 2019 Jul 30 doi: 10.1155/2019/8581379. PMID: 31467915Free PMC Article
Trematode Genomics and Proteomics.
Sotillo J, Pearson MS, Loukas A
Adv Exp Med Biol 2019;1154:411-436. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18616-6_13. PMID: 31297769
Intestinal Trematode Infections.
Toledo R, Alvárez-Izquierdo M, Muñoz-Antoli C, Esteban JG
Adv Exp Med Biol 2019;1154:181-213. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18616-6_7. PMID: 31297763
Fascioliasis: An Ongoing Zoonotic Trematode Infection.
Nyindo M, Lukambagire AH
Biomed Res Int 2015;2015:786195. Epub 2015 Aug 31 doi: 10.1155/2015/786195. PMID: 26417603Free PMC Article
Raw-fish-eating behavior and fishborne zoonotic trematode infection in people of northern Vietnam.
Phan VT, Ersbøll AK, Do DT, Dalsgaard A
Foodborne Pathog Dis 2011 Feb;8(2):255-60. Epub 2010 Nov 30 doi: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0670. PMID: 21117922

Diagnosis

Effects of Environmental Factors and Infecting Trematodes on the Size and Inorganic Elements of Bithynia siamensis goniomphalos Snails in Northeast Thailand.
Wang YC, Yeo SP, Namsanor J, Sithithaworn P, Yang S
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2022 Jan 10;106(3):809-817. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0038. PMID: 35008048Free PMC Article
Characterization and localization of antigens for serodiagnosis of human paragonimiasis.
Curtis KC, Fischer K, Choi YJ, Mitreva M, Weil GJ, Fischer PU
Parasitol Res 2021 Feb;120(2):535-545. Epub 2021 Jan 8 doi: 10.1007/s00436-020-06990-z. PMID: 33415393Free PMC Article
Trematode Genomics and Proteomics.
Sotillo J, Pearson MS, Loukas A
Adv Exp Med Biol 2019;1154:411-436. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18616-6_13. PMID: 31297769
Intestinal Trematode Infections.
Toledo R, Alvárez-Izquierdo M, Muñoz-Antoli C, Esteban JG
Adv Exp Med Biol 2019;1154:181-213. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-18616-6_7. PMID: 31297763
North American paragonimiasis: epidemiology and diagnostic strategies.
Fischer PU, Weil GJ
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2015 Jun;13(6):779-86. Epub 2015 Apr 3 doi: 10.1586/14787210.2015.1031745. PMID: 25835312

Therapy

Characterization and localization of antigens for serodiagnosis of human paragonimiasis.
Curtis KC, Fischer K, Choi YJ, Mitreva M, Weil GJ, Fischer PU
Parasitol Res 2021 Feb;120(2):535-545. Epub 2021 Jan 8 doi: 10.1007/s00436-020-06990-z. PMID: 33415393Free PMC Article
Examining human paragonimiasis as a differential diagnosis to tuberculosis in The Gambia.
Morter R, Adetifa I, Antonio M, Touray F, de Jong BC, Gower CM, Gehre F
BMC Res Notes 2018 Jan 15;11(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3134-y. PMID: 29334998Free PMC Article
Diagnosis of human fascioliasis in Arusha region, northern Tanzania by microscopy and clinical manifestations in patients.
Lukambagire AH, Mchaile DN, Nyindo M
BMC Infect Dis 2015 Dec 23;15:578. doi: 10.1186/s12879-015-1326-9. PMID: 26695775Free PMC Article
North American paragonimiasis: epidemiology and diagnostic strategies.
Fischer PU, Weil GJ
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2015 Jun;13(6):779-86. Epub 2015 Apr 3 doi: 10.1586/14787210.2015.1031745. PMID: 25835312
Fasciola antigens as vaccines against fascioliasis and schistosomiasis.
Hillyer GV
J Helminthol 2005 Sep;79(3):241-7. doi: 10.1079/joh2005304. PMID: 16153318

Prognosis

EV-transported microRNAs of Schistosoma mansoni and Fasciola hepatica: Potential targets in definitive hosts.
Ovchinnikov VY, Kashina EV, Mordvinov VA, Fromm B
Infect Genet Evol 2020 Nov;85:104528. Epub 2020 Sep 4 doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104528. PMID: 32891875
Harmful Parasitoses on the Russian Southern Far East under Climatic and Demographic Changes.
Bogatov VV, Besprozvannykh VV, Prozorova LA
Dokl Biol Sci 2019 Jul;487(1):108-111. Epub 2019 Sep 30 doi: 10.1134/S0012496619040033. PMID: 31571077
Systems biology studies of adult paragonimus lung flukes facilitate the identification of immunodominant parasite antigens.
McNulty SN, Fischer PU, Townsend RR, Curtis KC, Weil GJ, Mitreva M
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014 Oct;8(10):e3242. Epub 2014 Oct 16 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003242. PMID: 25329661Free PMC Article
Relationship between snail population density and infection status of snails and fish with zoonotic trematodes in Vietnamese carp nurseries.
Clausen JH, Madsen H, Murrell KD, Phan Thi V, Nguyen Manh H, Viet KN, Dalsgaard A
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2012;6(12):e1945. Epub 2012 Dec 20 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001945. PMID: 23285303Free PMC Article
Presumed trematode-induced granulomatous anterior uveitis: a newly recognized cause of intraocular inflammation in children from south India.
Rathinam SR, Usha KR, Rao NA
Am J Ophthalmol 2002 Jun;133(6):773-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01435-6. PMID: 12036668

Clinical prediction guides

Effects of Environmental Factors and Infecting Trematodes on the Size and Inorganic Elements of Bithynia siamensis goniomphalos Snails in Northeast Thailand.
Wang YC, Yeo SP, Namsanor J, Sithithaworn P, Yang S
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2022 Jan 10;106(3):809-817. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0038. PMID: 35008048Free PMC Article
Stunting in pre-school and school-age children in the Peruvian highlands and its association with Fasciola infection and demographic factors.
Webb CM, Morales ML, Lopez M, Baca-Turpo B, Arque E, White AC Jr, Cabada MM
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2021 Jun;15(6):e0009519. Epub 2021 Jun 21 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009519. PMID: 34153050Free PMC Article
EV-transported microRNAs of Schistosoma mansoni and Fasciola hepatica: Potential targets in definitive hosts.
Ovchinnikov VY, Kashina EV, Mordvinov VA, Fromm B
Infect Genet Evol 2020 Nov;85:104528. Epub 2020 Sep 4 doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104528. PMID: 32891875
Epidemiological study on Schistosoma mansoni infection in Sanja area, Amhara region, Ethiopia.
Alebie G, Erko B, Aemero M, Petros B
Parasit Vectors 2014 Jan 9;7:15. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-15. PMID: 24406075Free PMC Article
Relationship between snail population density and infection status of snails and fish with zoonotic trematodes in Vietnamese carp nurseries.
Clausen JH, Madsen H, Murrell KD, Phan Thi V, Nguyen Manh H, Viet KN, Dalsgaard A
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2012;6(12):e1945. Epub 2012 Dec 20 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001945. PMID: 23285303Free PMC Article

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