Molecular Identification of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Tapeworm in Cases of Human Sparganosis, Hong Kong

Human sparganosis is a foodborne zoonosis endemic in Asia. We report a series of 9 histologically confirmed human sparganosis cases in Hong Kong, China. All parasites were retrospectively identified as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei. Skin and soft tissue swelling was the most common symptom, followed b...

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Autores principales: Tang, Tommy H.C., Wong, Samson S.Y., Lai, Christopher K.C., Poon, Rosana W.S., Chan, Helen S.Y., Wu, Tak Chiu, Cheung, Yuk-Fai, Poon, Tak-Lap, Tsang, Yi-Po, Tang, Wai-Lun, Wu, Alan K.L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28322697
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.160791
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Sumario:Human sparganosis is a foodborne zoonosis endemic in Asia. We report a series of 9 histologically confirmed human sparganosis cases in Hong Kong, China. All parasites were retrospectively identified as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei. Skin and soft tissue swelling was the most common symptom, followed by central nervous system lesions.

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