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Article: Uninvited Dinner Guests.
- Article from:
- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- June 1, 2001
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 The Townsend Letter Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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All US residents are now exposed to parasites originally seen only in underdeveloped countries or exotic locations due to: increased business/pleasure travel to these areas, changing immigration patterns (influx of foreign nationals/nannies/cooks) from endemically infected areas; the adoption of hobbies (skiing, fishing, rafting, hiking/trekking) which increase the possibility of accidental/intentional lake, stream, or well water ingestion; increase in two working-person households which results in increased eating in restaurants/exposure to food prepared and touched by cooks/food handlers who are frequently from endemic areas/never have had stools checked before or ...