Fish Nematode• Parasite: Nematode (herring worm)• Source: Raw or undercooked fish (salmon, tuna, herring, mackerel,

squid, anchovies)• Illness: Infection• Symptoms: Tickling sensation in throat to acute abdominal pain

and nausea• Transmission: Consumption of raw or undercooked fish• Control: Proper cooking of fish, commercial freezing of fish to be

consumed raw• Distribution: Worldwide, with higher incidence in areas where raw

fish is eaten (e.g., Japan, Pacific coast of South America, the Netherlands).

Trichinosis in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics)

• Australia 19,913,1442

• New Zealand 3,993,8172

• Papua New Guinea 5,420,2802

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