Fasciolopsis buski Detected in Humans in Bihar and Pigs in Assam, India

Abstract

The foodborne intestinal trematode Fasciolopsis buski causes the neglected zoonotic disease fasciolopsiasis. We detected F. buski infection in 14 pediatric patients in Sitamarhi, Bihar, and in pigs in Sivasagar, Assam, India. Proper diagnostic methods and surveillance are urgently needed to accurately estimate the true burden of this disease in India.

Keywords

• food safety
• fasciolopsiasis
• Fasciolopsis buski
• foodborne illnesses
• foodborne trematode
• parasites