Anisakis sp. – Third stage larva in herring flesh

France, Pays Jean-François

Man acquires aniskiasis by ingestion of raw, or undercooked, or slightly salted, or smoked fishes or squids. The infection is often asymptomatic. The clinical picture comprises 2 forms: gastric anisakiasis, mimicking ulcus, and intestinal involvement which often complicates with ileus.