| Literature DB >> 19444469 |
Hiroshi Yamasaki1, Toshiaki Kuramochi.
Abstract
Global increases in salmon consumption and changes in fish-eating habits have meant that Diphyllobothrium infections now occur in regions where they were previously absent. In the present paper, a case of diphyllobothriasis through the likely ingestion of raw salmon in New Zealand in a Japanese patient is reported. The causative tapeworm species was identified as Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense based on mitochondrial DNA analysis of proglottid expelled from the patient.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19444469 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1468-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parasitol Res ISSN: 0932-0113 Impact factor: 2.289