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Capillaria hepatica: a spurious case with a brief review
1Department of Parasitology, National Yangming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
|November 18, 2000
Summary
A parasitic infection survey in Taiwan identified Capillaria hepatica eggs in a student
Area of Science:
- Parasitology
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Intestinal parasitic infections are a significant public health concern globally.
- Capillaria hepatica is a nematode that can infect rodents and, rarely, humans.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report a case of spurious Capillaria hepatica infection in a Taiwanese aboriginal student.
- To review human and rodent infections with Capillaria hepatica worldwide.
Main Methods:
- Fecal examination for intestinal parasites.
- Morphological analysis of Capillaria hepatica eggs.
- Literature review of Capillaria hepatica infections.
Main Results:
- Capillaria hepatica eggs were detected in the feces of a 12-year-old student in Taiwan.
- The student was co-infected with Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides.
- This represented the eighth reported case of spurious human Capillaria hepatica infection in Taiwan.
Conclusions:
- The case highlights the occurrence of spurious Capillaria hepatica infections in humans in Taiwan.
- Further research is needed to understand the epidemiology and transmission dynamics of Capillaria hepatica in endemic areas.