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Update on the Human Broad Tapeworm (Genus Diphyllobothrium), Including Clinical Relevance

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    0328294 - BC 2010 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
    Scholz, Tomáš - García, H. H. - Kuchta, Roman - Wicht, B.
    Update on the Human Broad Tapeworm (Genus Diphyllobothrium), Including Clinical Relevance.
    Clinical Microbiology Reviews. Roč. 22, č. 1 (2009), s. 146-160. ISSN 0893-8512. E-ISSN 1098-6618
    R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LC522; GA ČR GA524/04/0342; GA ČR GA524/08/0885
    Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60220518
    Keywords : Cestoda * D. latum * zoonosis
    Subject RIV: GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine
    Impact factor: 14.691, year: 2009

    Diphyllobothriosis, a human disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Diphyllobothrium, is the most important fish-borne zoonosis caused by a cestode parasite. Up to 20 million humans are estimated to be infected worldwide. Besides man, definitive hosts of Diphyllobothrium include piscivorous birds and mammals, which represent a significant zoonotic reservoir. The second intermediate hosts include both freshwater and marine fish, especially anadromous species such as salmonids. The zoonosis occurs most commonly in countries where the consumption of raw or marinated fish is a frequent practice. Due to the increasing popularity of dishes from uncooked fish, numerous cases of human infections have appeared recently, even in the most developed countries. As many as 14 valid species of Diphyllobothrium can cause human diphyllobothriosis, D. latum and D. nihonkaiense being the most important pathogens.
    Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0174641

     
     
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