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. 2018 Mar 1;23(9):17-00161. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.9.17-00161

Table 2. Parasites included in the European food-borne parasite prioritisation, 2016.

Food-borne parasite
Angiostrongylus cantonesis a
Anisakidae
Ascaris spp.
Balantidium coli
Cryptosporidium spp.
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Diphyllobothrium spp.
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus multilocularis
Entamoeba histolytica
Fasciola spp.
Giardia lamblia
Heterophyidae and heterophyidiasis
Opisthorchiidae
Paragonimus spp.
Sarcocystis spp.
Spirometra spp.
Taenia saginata
Taenia solium
Toxocara spp.
Toxoplasma gondii
- T. gondii, congenitala
- T. gondii, acquireda
Trichinella spp. other than T. spiralis
Trichinella spiralis
Trichuris trichiura
Trypanosoma cruzi

a Not considered by FAO/WHO in their multicriteria-based ranking for risk management of food-borne parasites [4].