TY - JOUR
T1 - Case report
T2 - Endemic amebiasis in Australia: Implications for residents, travelers, and clinicians
AU - Smith, Simon
AU - Phillips, Gael E.
AU - McBride, William J.H.
AU - Hanson, Josh
PY - 2017/7
Y1 - 2017/7
N2 - Entamoeba histolytica is considered endemic in Australia; however, cases are rare, occurring almost exclusively in high-risk individuals. We describe a series of locally acquired, complicated cases in low-risk individuals from Far North Queensland in whom the diagnosis was delayed. Amebiasis may pose a greater local threat than is currently recognized.
AB - Entamoeba histolytica is considered endemic in Australia; however, cases are rare, occurring almost exclusively in high-risk individuals. We describe a series of locally acquired, complicated cases in low-risk individuals from Far North Queensland in whom the diagnosis was delayed. Amebiasis may pose a greater local threat than is currently recognized.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85024394891&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0004
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0004
M3 - Article
C2 - 28719303
AN - SCOPUS:85024394891
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 97
SP - 245
EP - 247
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 1
ER -