| Capillaria philippinensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Enoplea |
| Order: | Enoplida |
| Family: | Capillariidae |
| Genus: | Capillaria |
| Species: | C. philippinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Capillaria philippinensis Velasquez, Chitwood and Salazar, 1968
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Capillaria philippinensis is a parasitic nematode which causes intestinal capillariasis. This sometimes fatal disease was first discovered in Northern Luzon, Philippines, in 1964. Cases have also been reported from China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Lao PDR, Taiwan and Thailand.[1] Cases diagnosed in Italy and Spain were believed to be acquired abroad, with one case possibly contracted in Colombia.[2] The natural life cycle of C. philippinensis is believed to involve fish as intermediate hosts, and fish-eating birds as definitive hosts. Humans acquire C. philippinensis by eating small species of infested fish whole and raw.
- ^ Limsrivilai, Julajak; Pongprasobchai, Supot; Apisarnthanarak, Piyaporn; Manatsathit, Sathaporn (2014). "Intestinal capillariasis in the 21st century: clinical presentations and role of endoscopy and imaging". BMC Gastroenterology. 14 (1): 207. doi:10.1186/s12876-014-0207-9. ISSN 1471-230X. PMC 4271459. PMID 25492259.
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