Portions of Anisakidae nematodes found
in the flesh of a fish.
Anisakiasis is a parasitic infection
caused by larval intestinal nematodes of the family Anisakidae. It
is characterized by the burrowing of the worms into the digestive
tract of the host organism, causing the attraction of eosinophils
to the site and the formation of a granuloma.
is the infectious agent?
-Anisakis simplex (herring worm)
-Pseudoterranova (Phocanema) decipiens
(cod or seal worm)
is the primary cause of infection?
Human infection is caused
by the consumption of live larvae in raw or undercooked fish (often
marinated, pickled, smoked, or salted).
In other words...
never look at sushi the same way again.