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Table 1 Occurrence of anisakids in fish and humans worldwide

From: Excretory/secretory products of anisakid nematodes: biological and pathological roles

Location

Recorded parasites

Disease form

Ab(s)

Allergen(s) detected

References

Anisakis simplex s.l.

Pseudoterranova decipiens

Contracaecum sp.

Spain

+/++

++

+

GA, IA, GAL, AL

mAb UA3

mAb mouse anti-human IgE

Rabbit anti-human IgE

Goat anti-human IgE

Ani s 1, Ani s 3, Ani s 4, Ani s 5, Ani s 7, Ani s 8, Ani s 9, Ani s 10, Ani s troponin

[54, 62, 64, 65, 68, 69, 75, 76, 77, 85, 86, 94, 115, 120, 121, 148, 149*, 150, 151, 152*, 153*, 154]

Italy

++

++

–

GA, IA, GAL, AL

Goat anti-human IgE

mAb mouse anti-human IgE

Ani s 1, Ani s 4, Ani s 5, Ani s 9, Ani s 10

[23, 24, 105, 116, 155, 156]

Norway

+/++

+

+

AL

mAb mouse anti-human IgE

Ani s 1, Ani s 7

[122, 157*, 158*, 159*]

Denmark

+/++

+

+

IA

–

–

[146*, 160, 161*, 162*]

Sweden

–

+

–

 

–

–

[163*]

Iceland

–

++

–

GA

–

–

[31]

Germany

++

–

++

GA, GIA

–

–

[27, 164]

Netherlands

++

–

–

GA

–

–

[165]

Poland

+

+

+

 

–

–

[147*]

Croatia

++

–

–

AL

NA

Ani s 1, Ani s 7

[166]

Portugal

+

–

–

 

–

–

[167*]

France

++

–

–

GIA

–

–

[168]

Japan

+/++

++

+/++

GA, AL

Goat anti-human IgE

Ani s 8, Ani s 9, Ani s 11, Ani s 12

[29, 57, 66, 83, 169, 170*, 171*]

Korea

++

++

–

GA, GIA, AL, GAL

NA

NA

[21, 25, 89, 172, 173]

Taiwan

++

–

–

GA

–

–

[129]

Canada

++

+

–

IA

–

–

[174*, 175]

USA

++

++

+

GA, IA

–

–

[176, 177, 178*]

Brazil

+

+

+

 

HRP-mouse anti-human IgE

NA

[179, 180*, 181*]

Chile

+

+/++

–

GA

–

–

[26, 182*, 183]

Argentina

–

–

+

 

–

–

[184*]

Australia

+

–

+/++

GIA

–

–

[28, 185*]

Egypt

+

+

+

 

–

–

[6*]

South Africa

++

–

–

AL

NA

NA

[52]

  1. + infection recorded in fish, ++ infection recorded in humans, Asterisk sign (*) studies reporting on occurrence of the parasites in fish populations, GA gastric anisakidosis, IA intestinal anisakidosis, GIA gastrointestinal anisakidosis, AL allergy, GAL gastro-allergic anisakiasis, NA not available, Ab(s) antibodies used for Anisakis-specific IgE detection in patients sera