Molecular Detection of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense in Humans, China

Molecular Detection of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense in Humans, China

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. The use of morphologic characteristics alone to identify th...

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Main Authors: Shaohong Chen, Lin Ai, Yongnian Zhang, Jiaxu Chen, Weizhe Zhang, Yihong Li, Maki Muto, Yasuyuki Morishima, Hiromu Sugiyama, Xuenian Xu, Xiaonong Zhou, Hiroshi Yamasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
cestodiasis
diphyllobothrium
diphyllobothrium infection
nihonkaiense
latum
diphyllobothriosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/2/12-1889_article

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