Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis: an emerging foodborne parasite in Brittany (France)?

Abstract Background Diphyllobothriosis is an intestinal cestodosis caused by tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae. In France, endemic cases are limited to south-east and due to Dibothriocephalus latus. In this paper, we investigate a series of seven cases of diphyllobothriosis in the non-endem...

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Main Authors: Brice Autier, Sorya Belaz, Brigitte Degeilh, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Florence Robert-Gangneux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3516-6