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Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1989

Citation

Taiwan Epidemiology Bulletin (1989) 5(12): 93

Abbreviation: Epi Bulletin

Abstract

In July 1988, a case of human infection with Capillaria philippinensis, so-called the intestinal capillariasis, was discovered at the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH). This is the first case reported in Taiwan.

Capillaria philippinesis is a parasite of fish-eating birds In nature it has a fish-bird life cycle. When human populations disrupt the natural cycle by eating raw fish infected with the larvae of C. philippinensis, they may acquire the disease.

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