Table 7. Number of human isolate anisakid nematodes identified in Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health from 2011 to 2018.
Larval species | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total (%) |
A. simplex sensu stricto | 11 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 56 | 98 | 299 (94.0) |
A. pegreffii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 (4.4) |
Pseudoterranova azarasi | 0 | 1* | 0 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 (1.6) |
Total larvae | 11 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 61 | 106 | 318 (100) |
*Pseudoterranova sp. (genetic analysis not performed)