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: Chen, Shanhong, Ai, Lin, Zhang, Yongnian, Chen, Jiaxu, Zhang, Weizhe, Li, Yihong, Muto, Maki, Morishima, Yasuyuki, Sugiyama, Hiromu, Xu, Xuenian, Zhou, Xiaonong, Yamasaki, Hiroshi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901483/

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