Diphyllobothrium latum in Italy: plerocercoids larvae distribution in perch (Perca fluviatilis) fillets

Following the diffusion of new eating habits (consumption of uncooked, undercooked, marinated or cold-smoked fish), some cases of parasitic zoonosis from freshwater fish are recently reappeared in Italy. One of these is tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum, whose final host could be human. This study aim...

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Main Authors: MariaLetizia Fioravanti, Giuseppe Ru, Tommaso Scanzio, Marzia Righetti, Maria Cristina Bona, Monica Caffara, Elena Pavoletti, Andrea Gustinelli, Marino Prearo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Food Safety
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/969