Anisakid Larva from the Throat of an Alaskan Eskimo

J. Ralph Lichtenfels Animal Parasitology Institute, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Microbiology, U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Beltsville, Maryland 20705

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Frank P. Brancato Animal Parasitology Institute, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Microbiology, U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, Beltsville, Maryland 20705

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1976.25.691
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Volume 25: Issue 5
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691–693
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An anisakid nematode, identified as Phocanema sp. fourth-stage larva, was “pulled” from the throat of a 46-year-old Alaskan Eskimo. The nematode is described and illustrated.
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Copyright © 1976 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1976
Accepted:
14 Feb 1976
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Published Online:
Sep 1976
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
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