ANISAKIS SPP.

Anisakis spp.

• cod worm or herring worm

• final host is marine mammals

• paratenic host is fish and squid

• intermediate host is microcrustaceans

Cod worm / Herring worm

Common name of Anisakis spp.

Marine mammals

Final host of Anisakis spp.

Fish and Squid

Paratenic host of Anisakis spp.

Humans

Accidental host of Anisakis spp.

microcrustaceans

Intermediate host of Anisakis spp.

Anisakis

Pseudoterranova

Contracaecum

Types of Anisakis larvae

Filariform larva (L3)

Infective stage of Anisakis spp.

Ingestion

Mode of transmission of Anisakis spp.

Abdominal pain

Tingling throat syndrome

Nausea

Pathogensis of Anisakis spp.

Gastroscopic removal of the worm

Albendazole

Fish kept frozen

Treatment/Prevention of Anisakis spp.

-20 C , 5 days

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Fish kept frozen at _____ for at least _____ are safe for consumption

Anisakis spp.

A parasite of gastrointestinal tract of a wide variety of animals, but those of medical importance are parasites of marine mammals

Gastroscopy

Surgery

Vomiting

Diagnosis of Anisakis spp.

Tingling Throat Syndrome

• A pathogenesis of Anisakis spp.

• Oropharynx is involved in this pathogenesis

North Sea of Japanese

Alaskan Coastal waters

Pacific Coast of North America

Prevalence of larva of Anisakis depends on the prevalence of marine mammals, but is it highly located in what waters?