HUMAN INTESTINAL CAPILLARIASIS (CAPILLARIA PHILIPPINENSIS) IN TAIWAN

LI-HUA LU Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualian, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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MAU-ROUNG LIN Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualian, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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WAI-MAU CHOI Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualian, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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KAO-PIN HWANG Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualian, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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YUNG-HSIANG HSU Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualian, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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MING-JONG BAIR Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualian, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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JEAN-DEAN LIU Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualian, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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TSANG-EN WANG Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualian, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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TSANG-PAI LIU Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualian, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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WEN-CHENG CHUNG Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualian, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Gastroenterology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan; Department of General Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.810
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Volume 74: Issue 5
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Capillaria philippinensis was first reported in 1963 in the Philippines. Major outbreaks have occurred in the Philippines and Thailand. This article reviews the known 30 intestinal capillariasis cases in Taiwan from January 1983 to December 2003. The infected cases were diagnosed each year with the exception of 1984 and 2002, making Taiwan a capillaria-prevalent area. Two Taiwanese aboriginal tribes, the Ami and Paiwan, presented a high prevalence. The males and elderly also had a high infection rate. Nine cases were diagnosed by histopathological biopsied specimens. About half of the 30 cases denied having consumed raw or undercooked fish. All cases recovered to health after receiving medication, with no deaths or recurrences.

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Reprint requests: Wen-Cheng Chung, Department of Parasitology, Taipei Medical University, No. 250 Wu-Shing St., Taipei 110, Taiwan, ROC, Telephone: 886-2-2377-2843, Fax: 886-2-2377-2843, E-mail: wcchung@tmu.edu.tw.
Copyright:
Copyright 2006 The American Society of Tropical Medicine 2006
Received:
05 Mar 2004
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Accepted:
25 Feb 2005
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Published Online:
May 2006
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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