Tien Phung

“Strongyloides stercoralis forms are not routinely screened for prior to transplant surgery. If identified early, they are treatable”

“Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome presents with non-specific symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, intestinal obstruction, cough, wheezing and chest pain. It can evolve into respiratory distress and multi-organ failure”

“Strongyloidiasis is estimated to affect up to 300 million people worldwide. The infection is particularly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions including a number of common travel destinations such as Thailand and Brazil. Mr [name redacted] was born in Vietnam but had lived in the UK for many years”