Four human cases of Diphyllobothrium latum infection. [PDF]
Korean J Parasitol, 2012 Diphyllobothrium latum infections in 4 young Korean men detected from 2008 to 2012 are presented. Three were diagnosed based on spontaneously discharged strobila of the adult worm in their feces, and 1 case was diagnosed by finding the worm at ...
Choi HJ, Lee J, Yang HJ.
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Diphyllobothrium latum Mimicking Subacute Appendicitis. [PDF]
Gastroenterology Res, 2018 Diphyllobothrium latum (D. latum) infection in humans is uncommon in the United States. Although there has been a drastic decline in the report of D. latum infection in this region, physicians should be aware of an uncommon presentation and its clinical relevance.
Sharma K, Wijarnpreecha K, Merrell N.
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infection in a child with recurrent abdominal pain [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2015 Diphyllobothrium latum infection in humans is not common in Republic of Korea. We report a case of fish tapeworm infection in a 10-year-old boy after ingestion of raw perch about 8 months ago. The patient complained of recurrent abdominal pain and watery
Seung Hyun Lee, Hyun Park, Seung Taek Yu
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Epizootic and zoonotic helminths of the bobcat (Lynx rufus) in Illinois and a comparison of its helminth component communities across the American Midwest [PDF]
Parasite, 2014 A total of 6257 helminths of 19 taxa were recovered from the digestive tract and lungs of 67 bobcats in Illinois. Infections caused by Alaria mustelae, Diphyllobothrium latum, and Macracanthorhynchus ingens are reported for the first time in bobcats ...
Hiestand Shelby J. +2 more
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Diphyllobothriasis, Brazil [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 Cases of human diphyllobothriasis have been reported worldwide. Only 1 case in Brazil was diagnosed by our institution from January 1998 to December 2003. By comparison, 18 cases were diagnosed from March 2004 to January 2005.
Jorge Luiz Mello Sampaio +8 more
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A Case of Dibothriocephalosis (Dibothriocephalus latus) from Iseo Lake (Northern Italy): An Update on a Persistent Sanitary Issue [PDF]
PathogensDibothriocephalosis is a fish-borne parasitic zoonosis that is caused by tapeworms of the Dibothriocephalus (syn. Diphyllobothrium) genus. This paper describes a human case of dibothriocephalosis associated with the consumption of a presumably infected ...
Vasco Menconi +11 more
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Results on search for the broad fish tapeworm Dibothriocephalus latus (Linnaeus, 1758), (syn. Diphyllobothrium latum) (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea), in the Danube River [PDF]
Helminthologia, 2019 Diphyllobothriosis is a fish-borne parasitic zoonosis caused by so-called “broad tapeworms” or “fish tapeworms” of different genera of the order Diphyllobothriidea. Dibothriocephalus l atus (Linnaeus 1758), (syn.
Radačovská A. +2 more
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Diphyllobothriasis Associated with Eating Raw Pacific Salmon [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 The incidence of human infection with the broad tapeworm Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense has been increasing in urban areas of Japan and in European countries. D. nihonkaiense is morphologically similar to but genetically distinct from D.
Naoki Arizono +3 more
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Risks of parasitic helminth disease outbreaks and influence of physico-chemical factors in flood prone areas of Yaoundé, Cameroon [PDF]
Parasite Epidemiology and ControlBackground: Urbanization coupled with poverty has promoted the exploitation of risk zones like flood-prone areas in the city of Yaoundé. The overcrowding and poor hygiene observed in these areas are responsible for the unsmiling variations in ...
Noura Efietngab Atembeh +10 more
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Diphyllobothrium latum infection after eating domestic salmon flesh. [PDF]
Korean J Parasitol, 2001 Diphyllobothrium latum infection in human is not common in Korea and only thirty seven cases have been reported since 1921. We report two cases of fish tapeworm infection after ingestion of raw cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou) caught in the domestic river.
Lee KW +6 more
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