"More than 50 different species of Paragonimus have been described in Asia, Africa, and the Americas and of those nine species infecting humans. The most important species is Paragonimus Westermani, which is distributed worldwide. Paragonimus heterotremus, P. siamensis and P. skrjabini are distributed in Asia. Paragonimus kellicotti is endemic in North America, P. mexicanus in Latin America, and P. africanus and P. uterobilateralis in Africa1 ."
"More than 50 different species of Paragonimus have been described in Asia, Africa, and the Americas and of those nine species infecting humans. The most important species is Paragonimus Westermani, which is distributed worldwide. Paragonimus heterotremus, P. siamensis and P. skrjabini are distributed in Asia. Paragonimus kellicotti is endemic in North America, P. mexicanus in Latin America, and P. africanus and P. uterobilateralis in Africa1 ."
"Praziquantel is the treatment for human paragonimiasis, 25 mg/kg three times daily for 2–3 days is the recommended dose and achieves 100% efficiency. 4"
"More than 50 different species of Paragonimus have been described in Asia, Africa, and the Americas and of those nine species infecting humans. The most important species is Paragonimus Westermani, which is distributed worldwide. Paragonimus heterotremus, P. siamensis and P. skrjabini are distributed in Asia. Paragonimus kellicotti is endemic in North America, P. mexicanus in Latin America, and P. africanus and P. uterobilateralis in Africa1 ."
"More than 50 different species of Paragonimus have been described in Asia, Africa, and the Americas and of those nine species infecting humans. The most important species is Paragonimus Westermani, which is distributed worldwide. Paragonimus heterotremus, P. siamensis and P. skrjabini are distributed in Asia. Paragonimus kellicotti is endemic in North America, P. mexicanus in Latin America, and P. africanus and P. uterobilateralis in Africa1 ."
"ELISA testing should confirm the diagnosis."
"DNA probes, PCR, and PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis have been developed. 1-4"
"DNA probes, PCR, and PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis have been developed. 1-4"
"During the migration process, other parts of the body can be involved, such as the brain, skin, abdomen, heart, breast, intraspinal, and subcutaneous tissues."
"Diagnosis of paragonimiasis requires the finding of eggs in the sputum, faeces, pleural, brain, effusion, cerebrospinal fluid, or other liquids. Ziehl-Neelsen staining can also be used for detection in the sputum as is done for tuberculosis. 1"
"In sectioned surgical or biopsy specimens of extrapulmonary infections, juvenile or adult worms are also frequently detected."