Paragonimiasis is caused by infection with an organism that is endemic to Asia and Africa, and this patient could have been exposed if she ate crab sushi in Tokyo. However, she did not have ...

Helminths, including nematodes, cestodes and trematodes, are complex parasitic organisms that infect at least one billion people globally living in extreme poverty. Helminthic infections are ...

Parasitic infections of the central nervous system are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa. The neurological, cognitive, and psychiatric sequelae of these infections result from a ...