TY - JOUR AU - Armignacco, Orlando AU - Caterini, Luciano AU - Marucci, Gianluca AU - Ferri, Fabrizio AU - Bernardini, Giuliana AU - Raponi, Giampaolo Natalini AU - Ludovisi, Alessandra AU - Bossù, Teresa AU - Morales, Maria A. Gomez AU - Pozio, Edoardo T1 - Human Illnesses Caused by Opisthorchis felineus Flukes, Italy T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2008 VL - 14 IS - 12 SP - 1902 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report 2 outbreaks of Opisthorchis felineus infection caused by the consumption of tench filets (Tinca tinca) from a lake in Italy. Of the 22 infected persons, 10 (45.4%) were asymptomatic. When present, symptoms (fever, nausea, abdominal pain, and myalgias) were mild. Eosinophilia occurred in all infected persons. KW - Opisthorchiasis KW - eosinophilia KW - transaminases KW - Opisthorchis felineus KW - zoonosis KW - outbreak KW - freshwater fish KW - Tinca tinca KW - Italy KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1412.080782 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/12/08-0782_article ER - End of Reference