Outbreak of amebiasis in a family in The Netherlands

Authors
Vreden, SGS Visser, LG Verweij, JJ Blotkamp, J Stuiver, PC Aguirre, A Polderman, AM
Citation
Sgs. Vreden et al., Outbreak of amebiasis in a family in The Netherlands, CLIN INF D, 31(4), 2000, pp. 1101-1104
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10584838 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1101 - 1104
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(200010)31:4<1101:OOAIAF>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Human-to-human transmission of Entamoeba histolytica is rare in industriali zed countries. We describe an outbreak of amebiasis in a family in The Neth erlands, demonstrating that even with Western standards of hygiene, persist ent cyst passage may result in the transmission of E. histolytica to househ old contacts. If E. histolytica is isolated from a person living in an area of nonendemicity, it may be worthwhile to test all family members for cyst passage.