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Case Reports
. 2024 Apr;30(4):821-823.
doi: 10.3201/eid3004.240176.

Autochthonous Ascariasis, Mississippi, USA

Charlotte V Hobbs, James Matthew Rhinewalt, Irene Arguello, Lacy Malloch, Lora Martin, William M Poston, Paul Byers, Richard S Bradbury
Case Reports

Autochthonous Ascariasis, Mississippi, USA

Charlotte V Hobbs et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Apr.

Abstract

We describe a case of a 2-year-old child who expelled a single adult female Ascaris lumbricoides worm. The patient is from a rural county in Mississippi, USA, with no reported travel outside of the United States. The caregivers in the home practice good sanitation. Exposure to domestic pigs is the likely source of infection.

Keywords: Ascariasis; Ascaris lumbricoides; Mississippi; United States; helminths; parasites; swine; zoonoses.

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