Current Status and Perspectives of Cysticercosis and Taeniasis in Japan

This mini-review describes recent epidemiological trends in cysticercosis and taeniasis in Japan. Some of the topics discussed herein were presented at the first symposium on "Current perspectives of Taenia asiatica researches", that was held in Osong in Chungbuk Province, South Korea, in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Yamasaki, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2013
Materias:
Articles from Symposium on Asian Taenia (October 2011, Osong, Korea)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3587745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23467264
http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2013.51.1.19
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Sumario:This mini-review describes recent epidemiological trends in cysticercosis and taeniasis in Japan. Some of the topics discussed herein were presented at the first symposium on "Current perspectives of Taenia asiatica researches", that was held in Osong in Chungbuk Province, South Korea, in October 2011 and organized by Prof. K. S. Eom, Chungbuk National University School of Medicine. To better understand the trends in the occurrence of cysticercosis and taeniasis in Japan, clinical cases reported in 2005 have been updated. In addition, the current status of Taenia asiatica infections successively occurring in Japan since 2010 is also discussed.

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