A case of acute gastric anisakiasis
https://doi.org/10.33092/0025-8326mp2026.1.58-62
Abstract
Consumption of raw or inadequately processed marine or migratory fish may result in anisakidosis – a zoonotic disease caused by larvae of the parasitic nematodes of the family Anisakidae. In this study, we report the case of gastric anisakiasis in Vladivostok, in a 21-year-old male patient, after eating lightly salted chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta). The parasite was identified as the third-stage larva of Anisakis sp. on the basis of morphology. The issues of prevention of anisakids infection are discussed.
About the Authors
A. A. KvitchenkoRussian Federation
Vladivostok
V. E. Filipenko
Russian Federation
Vladivostok
A. D. Bartkova
Russian Federation
Vladivostok
O. P. Zelya
Russian Federation
Moscow; St. Petersburg
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For citations:
Kvitchenko A.A., Filipenko V.E., Bartkova A.D., Zelya O.P. A case of acute gastric anisakiasis. Medical Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases. 2026;(1):58-62. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33092/0025-8326mp2026.1.58-62
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