The first confirmed case of Diphyllobothrium latum in Brazil
Diphyllobothriasis is an infection of the small intestine by the broad tapeworm Diphyllobothrium sp. The associated symptomatology is nonspecific, but megaloblastic anemia is a well-described complication. Although the infection is common in temperate regions, descriptions in South America have so f...
| Published in: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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| Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2005-10-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000600013&lng=en&tlng=en |