print email comment close Paragonimus Epidemiology & Assessment URL: http://www.ochealthinfo.com/epi/paragonimus.htm Description: Public health materials about paragonimiasis, "a disease caused by parasites called flukes, most commonly Paragonimus westermani. ... The major forms of the disease are pulmonary (lung) and extrapulmonary (outside the lung, such as in the abdomen or brain)." Includes a fact sheet about the infectious disease, and alerts about August 2006 lung fluke cases in Southern California "associated with live freshwater crab consumption." From the Orange County Health Care Agency, California. Publisher: Orange County Health Care Agency Extra Keywords infection parasitic crustaceans LII Database Information: Record 22367 created by Jennifer English on 08/21/2006 Last modification on 09/14/2006 Published: 08/24/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22367