TY - JOUR AU - Miller, Leigh Ann AU - Colby, Kate AU - Manning, Susan AU - Hoenig, Donald AU - McEvoy, Elizabeth AU - Montgomery, Susan AU - Mathison, Blaine AU - de Almeida, Marcos AU - Bishop, Henry AU - Dasilva, Alexandre AU - Sears, Stephen T1 - Ascariasis in Humans and Pigs on Small-Scale Farms, Maine, USA, 2010–2013 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 2 SP - 332 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Ascaris is a genus of parasitic nematodes that can cause infections in humans and pigs. During 2010–2013, we identified 14 cases of ascariasis in persons who had contact with pigs in Maine, USA. Ascaris spp. are important zoonotic pathogens, and prevention measures are needed, including health education, farming practice improvements, and personal and food hygiene. KW - Ascariasis KW - Ascaris lumbricoides KW - Ascaris suum KW - humans KW - pigs KW - Maine KW - USA KW - parasites KW - nematodes KW - helminths DO - 10.3201/eid2102.140048 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/2/14-0048_article ER - End of Reference