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Review

Anisakis, Something Is Moving inside the Fish

by
María Teresa Audicana
Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Araba (HUA), OSI ARABA, Basque Country, 01009 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Mailing address: Allergy and Immunology Department, HUACCEE, Leandro de Viana sn, 01009 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Pathogens 2022, 11(3), 326; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11030326
Submission received: 26 January 2022 / Revised: 3 March 2022 / Accepted: 4 March 2022 / Published: 7 March 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Anisakiasis and Anisakidae)

Abstract

The first case of human infection by a species of the Anisakidae family was reported more than 60 years ago. Over the last 20 years, Anisakis has become a highly studied parasite, not only for its parasitism, but also for its role as an inducer of allergic reactions. Several studies have indicated that the pathological changes occurring within the gastrointestinal tract during infection with Anisakis simplex are the combined result of the direct action of the larvae invading the tissue and the complex interaction between the host’s immune system and the parasite. Although the most commonly described pathologies are digestive, urticaria/angioedema and anaphylaxis, occupational asthma and arthritis have been seldom described. This paper is a narrative of the immune-mediated reaction induced by this parasite over the course of the last two decades.
Keywords: Anisakis simplex; allergy; urticaria; anaphylaxis; parasitism; arthritis; mastocytosis; occupational asthma Anisakis simplex; allergy; urticaria; anaphylaxis; parasitism; arthritis; mastocytosis; occupational asthma

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