Anisakiasis Pada Ikan Laut Di Indonesia: Prevalensi, Sebaran Dan Potensi Patogenitasnya Pada Manusia

Forman Erwin Siagian (Departemen Parasitologi, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta Indonesia)
Esy Maryanti (KJFD Parasitologi, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia)

Jurnal Ilmu Kedokteran (Journal of Medical Science)
Vol 14, No 1 (2020): Jurnal Ilmu Kedokteran

Nematode worm Anisakis sp is the causative agent of anisakiasis, a zoonosis which continues to be a health problem in humans, globally. Its clinical spectum varies from mild to very severe and always connected with sea fishes, one important source of nutrition for the community that cannot be ignored. In addition, consumer’s behavior and lifestyle in processing and consuming sea fishes also have has the potency as the predisposing factor for its transmission and clinical manifestations. This review article aimed to describes recent global data on anisakiasis and its occurrence in marine fishes of Indonesian waters and the risk of transmission in the community.