Anisakis Flashcards
Nematode parasite of
whales
dolphins
pospoises
walruses
seals
sea lions
other deepmarine mammals
Infective species
• Anisakis simplex
• Pseudoterranova decipiens
Related species
• Contracaecum sp
• Hysterothylacium sp
Definitive Hosts
• Whales, dolphins, pospoises, walruses, seals, sea lions, and other deep-marine mammals
Intermediate Host:
• Crustacean (L2 -> L3)
Paratenic Hosts
• Squid, fish
Accidental Host
• Humans
Epidemiology
• Not a very common infection
• Reported all over the world, usually___ population
• Consumption of raw or inadequately cooked___
coastal
fish
• Asia: common in
• Europe: common in
•___ & ____ America
Japan, Korea
Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK
North and South
Biology: Adult
• Embedded in ____of marine mammal host
gastric wall
Biology: Ova
• Discharged_____ into the sea
unembryonated ova
Biology: Larva
• First Stage Larva
• Developed inside the___
• Second Stage Larva
• Hatched from ova and release free-swimming L2
• Ingested by____
• Third Stage Larva
• Crustaceans:
• Harbored by____ hosts
ovum
crustaceans
L2 -> L3
paratenic
Type of larva
• Long stomach
• Blunt tail with mucron
Type I Larvae
Type of larva
• Shorter stomach
• Blunt tail
Type II Larvae
Pathogenesis and Clinical Manifestations
• Larval infection in the stomach (do not grow into adults in humans)
• Eosinophilic gastroenteritis
• Eosinophilic granulomatous response in the intestine mimicking acute appendicitis
Anisakiasis/Anisakidosis