Fish-borne, zoonotic cestodes (Diphyllobothrium and relatives) in cold climates: A never-ending story of neglected and (re)-emergent parasites
Fish-borne cestodes capable of infecting humans are represented almost exclusively by so called broad tapeworms, i.e. members of the order Diphyllobothriidea. These large-sized human tapeworms have three host life-cycles, in which teleost fishes (except in the case of Spirometra) play a role of the...
Main Authors: | Tomáš Scholz, Roman Kuchta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-09-01
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Series: | Food and Waterborne Parasitology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405676616300117 |
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