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Definitive Hosts of Versteria Tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae) Causing Fatal Infection in North America

We previously reported fatal infection of a captive Bornean orangutan with metacestodes of a novel taeniid tapeworm, Versteria sp. New data implicate mustelids as definitive hosts of these tapeworms in North America. At least 2 parasite genetic lineages circulate in North America, representing separ...

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Autores principales: Lee, Laura M., Wallace, Roberta S., Clyde, Victoria L., Gendron-Fitzpatrick, Annette, Sibley, Samuel D., Stuchin, Margot, Lauck, Michael, O’Connor, David H., Nakao, Minoru, Lavikainen, Antti, Hoberg, Eric P., Goldberg, Tony L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4806962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26983004
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2204.151446