Abstract

Worldwide, 56 million people acquire anisakiasis caused by members of the Anisakidae family, an emerging helminthiasis that affects humans who consume raw or undercooked fish products. The objective: is to concisely but sufficiently gather up-to-date knowledge about this parasitic infection. Method: A narrative bibliographic review of scientific articles from scientific databases using search engines or keywords was used. Results: the information found was distributed into six chapters for ease of reading: discovery of anisakiasis, etiological agent, life cycle, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment, and an introduction and discussion were also included. Conclusions: anisakiasis is an important human disease described in different regions of the world as an emerging zoonosis, with reports increasing in most countries, as well as the number of investigations conducted on the subject. The L3 larvae of Anisakis simplex, responsible for 97% of human cases of anisakiasis, have been included among the group of food allergens and even caused anaphylaxis. Studies have led to significant advances in understanding the pathogenesis and life cycle of great value to the healthcare sector in individual and collective settings for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and control of this accidental human helminthiasis.