Molecular Diagnosis of Pseudoterranova decipiens Sensu Stricto Infections, South Korea, 2002‒2020

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 1283 - 1285
• Main Authors: Song, Hyemi, Ryoo, Seungwan, Jung, Bong-Kwang, Cho, Jaeeun, Chang, Taehee, Hong, Sooji, Shin, Hyejoo, Sohn, Woon-Mok, Chai, Jong-Yil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-06-2022; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; Anisakiasis - diagnosis; Anisakis - genetics; Ascaridoidea; Diagnosis; Endoscopy; Health promotion; Humans; Infections; Larva; Methods; molecular diagnosis; Molecular Diagnosis of; Molecular diagnostic techniques; Morphology; Nematodes; parasites; Parasitic diseases; Patients; Phylogenetics; Pseudoterranova; Pseudoterranova decipiens sensu stricto; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Research Letter; Roundworm infections; sensu stricto Infections, South Korea, 2002‒2020; Zoonoses; Republic of Korea; South Korea; Canada; Norway; Japan; Italy; Chile; Germany; food safety; South Korea; anisakiasis; foodborne infections; Pseudoterranova decipiens sensu stricto; infections; parasites; zoonoses; Pseudoterranova; nematodes; molecular diagnosis
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2806.212483

Human Pseudoterranova decipiens larval infections were diagnosed by molecular analysis of mitochondrial cox1 and nd1 genes in 12 health check-up patients in South Korea during 2002-2020. Based on high genetic identity (99.3%-100% for cox1 and 96.7%-98.0% for nd1), we identified all 12 larvae as P. decipiens sensu stricto.