Gnathostomiasis is a food-borne zoonosis caused by the late-third stage larvae of
Gnathostoma spp. It is being seen with increasing frequency in countries where it is not …

Nowaday, zoonoses are an important cause of human parasitic diseases worldwide and a
major threat to the socio-economic development, mainly in developing countries …

Parasitic infections of the eyes are a major cause of ocular diseases across the globe. The
causative agents range from simple organisms such as unicellular protozoans to complex …

Parasites are a group of eukaryotic organisms that may be free-living or form a symbiotic or
parasitic relationship with the hosts. Consisting of over 800,000 recognized species …

Abstract nathostomiasis is a food-borne zoonotic nematodiasis caused by the larval stage of
Gnathostoma spp. The larvae preferentially migrate to the skin resulting in mobile cutaneous …

Intraocular gnathostomiasis is a rare parasitic infection caused by the third-stage larvae of
spiruroid nematode Gnanthostoma spp. seen mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. It is …

Parasitic zoonotic diseases are prevalent in India, including the northeastern states. Proper
epidemiological data are lacking from this part of the country on zoonotic parasitic diseases …

A 28-year-old lady presented with recurrent erythematous skin lesions in different parts of
the body for 3 months. There were several episodes of worm coming out of the lesions …

Here, we report an unusual case of invasive gnathostomiasis in a returning traveller, with a
shifting pattern of relapsing cutaneous disease. The previously fit and well 32-year-old man …

We report a case of intraocular gnathostomiasis diagnosed by western blot assay in a
patient with subretinal tracks. A 15-year-old male patient complained of blurred vision in the …