Fig. 4. The embryonated (cestode) eggs without an operculum (Group III). A. Taenia sp. in CTS specimen; B. Hymenolepis nana; C. H. nana in CTS specimen; D. Hymenolepis diminuta. Scale bar = 15 ㎛. CTS, cellophane thick smear.
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Fig. 3. The unembryonated large-sized eggs with an operculum (Group II). A. Echinostomatid egg in CTS specimen; B. Isthmiophora hortensis; C. Echinostoma cinetorchis; D. Echinochasmus japonicus; E. Paragonimus westermani; F. Neodiplostomum seoulense; G. Fasciola hepatica; H. Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis. Scale bar = 50 ㎛. CTS, cellophane thick smear.
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Fig. 2. The embryonated small-sized eggs with an operculum (Group I). A. Clonorchis sinensis; B. SEM-view of C. sinensis egg; C. Metagonimus yokogawai; D. Heterophyes nocens; E. Pygidiopsis summa; F. Stictodora fuscata; G. Plagiorchis muris; H. Eurytrema pancreaticum; I. Gymnophalloides seoi. Scale bar = 10 ㎛.
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Fig. 1. Materials and procedures for the Kato-katz egg counting technique. (This figure was re-arranged based on Figs 1-8 [28])
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Table 7. Species of marine fish examined for anisakid larvae* in Korea (1968-2012)†
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:93-130. Anisakidosis in humans and animals and detection of anisakid larvae in fish and cephalopods in Korea: a literature review (1971-2022) Download table Species of fish/cephalopods Korean common name Chun et al. (1968) [169] Lim (1975) [170] Kim et al. (1988) [171] Woo and Kim (2000) [125] Song et al. (2001) [177] […]
Table 6. Clinical symptoms and signs of anisakidosis patients in Korea (1971-2022)
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:93-130. Anisakidosis in humans and animals and detection of anisakid larvae in fish and cephalopods in Korea: a literature review (1971-2022) Download table Chief complaints/major signs No. of patients (%) Acute abdomen, epigastric pain 510 (59.9) Nausea and/or vomiting 99 (11.6) Chronic gastritis, chronic gastric pain 31 (3.6) Intestinal obstruction, ileus, intussusception, […]
Table 5. Marine fish, cephalopods, or other marine food dishes consumed by anisakidosis patients in Korea (1971-2022)
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:93-130. Anisakidosis in humans and animals and detection of anisakid larvae in fish and cephalopods in Korea: a literature review (1971-2022) Download table Kinds of dish (Korean name of fish) No. of patients (%) Mixed fish dish* or undefined marine fish (모듬회, 생선회) 216 (25.4) Sea eel (Conger myriaster or others) (붕장어) […]
Table 4. Case reports of anisakidosis from 2011 to 2022 in Korea
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:93-130. Anisakidosis in humans and animals and detection of anisakid larvae in fish and cephalopods in Korea: a literature review (1971-2022) Download table Study (yr) No. of cases Organ (s) involved Larva identified Locality of case (s) Kim et al. (2011) [96] 4 Small intestine Anisakis sp. Seoul Hwang et al (2012) […]
Table 3. Case reports of anisakidosis from 2001 to 2010 in Korea
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:93-130. Anisakidosis in humans and animals and detection of anisakid larvae in fish and cephalopods in Korea: a literature review (1971-2022) Download table Study (yr) No. of cases Organ (s) involved Larva identified Locality of case (s) Yu et al. (2001) [63] 1 Stomach Pseudoterranova decipiens Chungju Yeum et al (2002) [64] […]
Table 2. Case reports of anisakidosis from 1991 to 2000 in Korea
Ann Clin Microbiol 2024;27:93-130. Anisakidosis in humans and animals and detection of anisakid larvae in fish and cephalopods in Korea: a literature review (1971-2022) Download table Study (yr) No. of cases Organ (s) involved Larva identified Locality of case (s) Im and Shin (1991) [35] 3 Stomach Terranova type A Jeju (2), Seoul (1) Kim […]