Anisakis -- Portugal
A 32-year-old man in Portugal went to the hospital after experiencing stomach pain, vomiting and fever. The culprit? A parasitic worm called Anisakis in the sushi he had just eaten.
The incident highlights an increasing number of infections from a parasite found in raw fish that doctors are seeing in Western countries, as sushi dishes rise in popularity, according to a new report.
In the report [Carmo J et al. Anisakiasis: a growing cause of abdominal pain! BMJ Case Rep. 11 May 2017.
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