Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in Native Community, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, 2022

Abstract

Paragonimiasis is a food-borne infection caused by several species of the Paragonimus fluke. Clinical manifestations can mimic tuberculosis and contribute to diagnostic delay. We report a cluster of paragonimiasis in a community in Ecuador, where active surveillance was set up after detection of the first 2 cases.

Keywords

• paragonimiasis
• native community
• Paragonimus
• P. mexicanus
• fluke
• flatworm