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Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar
Taenia saginata is the most common human tapeworm worldwide but has been unknown in Myanmar. In 2017, fecal examination in Yangon, Myanmar, revealed eggs of Taenia species in 2 children from a monastic school. Several proglottids expelled after medication with praziquantel were morphologically and m...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6004857/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29774855 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.180217 |
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| author | Won, Eun Jeong Jung, Bong-Kwang Song, Hyemi Kim, Mi-Seon Kim, Hyun-Seung Lee, Keon Hoon Kim, Min-Jae Shin, Myung Geun Shin, Jong Hee Suh, Soon-Pal Hong, Sung-Jong Sohn, Woon-Mok Htoon, Thi Thi Tin, Htay Htay Chai, Jong-Yil |
| author_facet | Won, Eun Jeong Jung, Bong-Kwang Song, Hyemi Kim, Mi-Seon Kim, Hyun-Seung Lee, Keon Hoon Kim, Min-Jae Shin, Myung Geun Shin, Jong Hee Suh, Soon-Pal Hong, Sung-Jong Sohn, Woon-Mok Htoon, Thi Thi Tin, Htay Htay Chai, Jong-Yil |
| author_sort | Won, Eun Jeong |
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| description | Taenia saginata is the most common human tapeworm worldwide but has been unknown in Myanmar. In 2017, fecal examination in Yangon, Myanmar, revealed eggs of Taenia species in 2 children from a monastic school. Several proglottids expelled after medication with praziquantel were morphologically and molecularly confirmed to be T. saginata tapeworms. |
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| institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2018 |
| publisher | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| spelling | pubmed-60048572018-06-22 Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar Won, Eun Jeong Jung, Bong-Kwang Song, Hyemi Kim, Mi-Seon Kim, Hyun-Seung Lee, Keon Hoon Kim, Min-Jae Shin, Myung Geun Shin, Jong Hee Suh, Soon-Pal Hong, Sung-Jong Sohn, Woon-Mok Htoon, Thi Thi Tin, Htay Htay Chai, Jong-Yil Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Taenia saginata is the most common human tapeworm worldwide but has been unknown in Myanmar. In 2017, fecal examination in Yangon, Myanmar, revealed eggs of Taenia species in 2 children from a monastic school. Several proglottids expelled after medication with praziquantel were morphologically and molecularly confirmed to be T. saginata tapeworms. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6004857/ /pubmed/29774855 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.180217 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
| spellingShingle | Research Letter Won, Eun Jeong Jung, Bong-Kwang Song, Hyemi Kim, Mi-Seon Kim, Hyun-Seung Lee, Keon Hoon Kim, Min-Jae Shin, Myung Geun Shin, Jong Hee Suh, Soon-Pal Hong, Sung-Jong Sohn, Woon-Mok Htoon, Thi Thi Tin, Htay Htay Chai, Jong-Yil Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar |
| title | Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar |
| title_full | Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar |
| title_fullStr | Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar |
| title_short | Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar |
| title_sort | molecular diagnosis of taenia saginata tapeworm infection in 2 schoolchildren, myanmar |
| topic | Research Letter |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6004857/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29774855 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.180217 |
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