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Molecular diagnosis of diphyllobothriasis in Spain, most presumably acquired via imported fish, or sojourn abroad

open access: yesNew Microbes and New Infections, 2014
Human diphyllobothriasis is sporadically detected in Spain. Diphyllobothrium latum and Diplogonoporus balaenopterae have been identified. In the study, four cases of presumably imported diphyllobothriasis in Spanish patients were appraised.
J. Pastor-Valle   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

New cases of human diphyllobothriosis in Patagonia, Argentine Novos casos de difilobotriosis humana na região da Patagônia, Argentina

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2001
The purpose of the paper is to describe 4 new cases of human diphyllobothriosis in Patagonia, Argentine. Adult parasites recovered were submitted to morphological and histological analyses for taxonomic identification.
Liliana Semenas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New cases of human diphyllobothriosis in Patagonia, Argentine

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2001
The purpose of the paper is to describe 4 new cases of human diphyllobothriosis in Patagonia, Argentine. Adult parasites recovered were submitted to morphological and histological analyses for taxonomic identification.
Semenas Liliana   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Molecular Detection of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense in Humans, China

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2014
The cause of diphyllobothriosis in 5 persons in Harbin and Shanghai, China, during 2008–2011, initially attributed to the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum, was confirmed as D. nihonkaiense by using molecular analysis of expelled proglottids.
Shaohong Chen   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diphyllobothriasis: diagnosis, treatment, prophylaxis

open access: yesЖурнал инфектологии, 2023
Helminthiases are found in the group of the most common and socially significant human infectious diseases. According to current data, at least 1 billion people are infected with helminths or pathogenic infections.
T. V. Potapova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diphyllobothriasis Latum: the First Child Case Report in Taiwan

open access: yesKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2006
Diphyllobothriasis latum is an intestinal parasitosis caused by the ingestion of mostly raw freshwater fish containing plerocercoids of Diphyllobothrium latum.
Hsiao-Feng Chou   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Presumptive Dipylidium caninum Infection in a Toddler

open access: yesCase Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
We report a female toddler who presented repetitively with a chief complaint of motile white worms seen in her diapers. Symptoms of perianal itching and visualization of visible motile worms persisted for 6 months despite being treated with multiple courses of albendazole causing a lot of frustration and distress to the caregivers.
Hannah F Chong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA PCR and sequencing for molecular identification of Diphyllobothrium isolates potentially infective for humans

open access: yesParasite, 2008
Tapeworms of the genus Diphyllobothrium (Cobold, 1858) are widely distributed all around the world and some of them are agents of human diphyllobothriasis.
Yera H., Nicoulaud J., Dupouy-Camet J.
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of the In Vitro Anthelminthic Effects of the Leaves, Stem, and Seeds of Carica papaya (Linn) Using the Pheretima posthuma Model

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
This study was conducted to comparatively assess the anthelminthic activity of leaves, stem bark, and seeds of Carica papaya, in order to identify which of the plant parts possess the highest anthelminthic activity. Three concentrations of ethanolic and hydroethanolic extracts of the plant parts (1 mg/ml, 2.5 mg/ml, and 5 mg/ml) were prepared and ...
Phoebe Esinam Goku   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tapeworm Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (Cestoda)--neglected or emerging human parasite? [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
BACKGROUND: A total number of 14 valid species of Diphyllobothrium tapeworms have been described in literature to be capable of causing diphyllobothriosis, with D. latum being the major causative agent of all human infections.
Roman Kuchta   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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