Case Report: A Symptomatic Case of Infection in an Urban-Dwelling Adult in Malaysia.

A case of infection in a 43-year-old Malaysian male with persistent abdominal colicky pain is reported. Endoscopy revealed whitish worms in the lumen of the small intestine, which were identified as after microscopy. Patient was successfully treated with a single dose of praziquantel (25 mg/kg).

Anisakiasis Causing Acute Dysentery in Malaysia.

Human anisakiasis is a zoonosis acquired by eating raw or undercooked infected seafood. Herein, we report a case of acute dysentery caused by anisakiasis in a 64-year-old man in Malaysia. A colonoscopy was performed and a nematode larva was found penetrating the mucosa of the ascending colon.

Zoonotic Ancylostoma ceylanicum infection detected by endoscopy.

We report a case of Ancylostoma ceylanicum infection detected by endoscopy. It was diagnosed and confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing. The patient is a 58-year-old Malaysian woman who lives in a rural area, where uncontrolled populations of stray and semidomesticated dogs live in close proximity with humans.