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Angiostrongylus costaricensis infection
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A. costaricensis: Central and South America [ID, p. 2375] Central and South America; Rarely in Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo); [Guerrant, p. 776]
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2-4 weeks; [CCDM]
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Anisakiasis
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Global occurrence wherever raw or inadequately processed fish consumed: Japan (sushi and sashimi); Scandinavia (graviax); South American Pacific coast (ceviche); the Netherlands (herring), and Spain (anchovies); [CCDM]
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Gastric: few hours; intestinal: few days to weeks; [CCDM, p. 15] 1-12 hours after ingestion of raw fish; [ID, p. 2364]
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Ascariasis
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Most common in wet tropical regions where prevalence of infection often exceeds 50%; [CCDM]
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The prepatent period (1.5 to 2 months) is the time from the ingestion of eggs until the production of new eggs by adult worms. "Adult worms can live 1-2 years." [CCDM, p. 55]
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Capillaria philippinensis infection
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Mainly in Philippines and Thailand; Cases reported in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Egypt; Isolated cases in Iran, India, Indonesia, and Columbia; [CCDM]
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Unknown; [CCDM]
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Enterobiasis
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Global
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1-2 months; [CCDM]
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Hookworm disease
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Prevalent in the tropics and subtropics; [PPID, p. 3199]
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A few weeks to many months for symptoms to develop; [CCDM]
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Strongyloidiasis
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Endemic in tropical and temperate zones including US and Europe; [PPID, p. 3440]
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2-4 weeks for larvae to appear in feces; [CCDM]
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Trichostrongyliasis
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Global, but endemic in the Middle East, India, North & Central Africa, SE Asia, Japan, Siberia, central & southern China, and southern republics in the former USSR; Cases reported in Australia, France, USA, and South America; [Guerrant, p. 780]
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Guesstimate: several weeks;
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Trichuriasis
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Global, especially in warm, moist climates; [CCDM]
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Indefinite; Eggs appear in stool 70-90 days after ingestion of embryonated eggs; Symptoms may appear much earlier; [CCDM]
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