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* Causes '''gnathostomiasis''', also known as '''larva migrans profundus'''
== Background ==
=== Microbiology ===
* Human infection caused by the nematode (roundworm) ''Gnathostoma spinigerum'' or ''Gnathostoma hispidum''

=== Epidemiology ===
* Acquired by ingestion of undercooked freshwater fish, reptiles, or amphibians

== Clinical Manifestations ==

* Migrating itchy and painful nodules
* History of eating raw freshwater fish, reptiles, or amphibians
* Primarily in SE Asia, South/Central America (especially Peru), and Australia
** Now case reports of it in eels in the US

== Diagnosis ==

* Serology

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[[Category:Nematodes]]