An 82-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to epigastric pain and anemia. Emergent esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a regularly shaped ulcer on the lesser curvature of the gastric body (Picture 1). Anisakis larvae were found in the center of the ulcer and were removed with a forceps (Picture 2). The patient had eaten raw squid two days prior to his hospital visit. There are a few re...

A case with esophageal anisakiasis accompanied by reflux esophagitis is described. A 38-year-old man visited our hospital with complaints of heartburn and disturbance of food passage about seven hours after eating raw cuttlefish. The first esophagogastroscopy revealed an anisakis larva invading the squamocolumnar junction. Near the anisakis larva, a whitish exudate was demonstrated in the dista...

The third-stage larvae (L3) of the parasitic nematode, Anisakis simplex, have been implicated in the induction of hyperimmune allergic reactions in orally infected humans. In this work, we have conducted a review of an investigation into immune reactions occurring in animals experimentally infected with A. simplex L3. The patterns of serum antibody productions in the experimental animals agains...

The study of the zoonotic parasites genus Anisakis and human anisakiasis is an increasingly hot topic in evolutionary biology epidemiological studies carried out on natural accidental (human) hosts, given risk this parasite to health. However, assessment social-psychological factors relevant Anisakis’ risky consumption behavior still understudied topic. Given centrality topic, highlighted by it...