1. Diphyllobothriasis, Brazil.
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Sampaio JL, de Andrade VP, Lucas Mda C, Fung L, Gagliardi SM, Santos SR, Mendes CM, Eduardo MB, and Dick T
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Animals, Brazil epidemiology, Diphyllobothrium growth & development, Diphyllobothrium isolation & purification, Diphyllobothrium ultrastructure, Female, Food Contamination, Food Parasitology, Humans, Ovum ultrastructure, Perciformes parasitology, Salmo salar parasitology, Seafood parasitology, Diphyllobothriasis epidemiology, Diphyllobothriasis parasitology, Diphyllobothrium classification, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic epidemiology, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic parasitology
- Abstract
Cases of human diphyllobothriasis have been reported worldwide. Only 1 case in Brazil was diagnosed by our institution from January 1998 to December 2003. By comparison, 18 cases were diagnosed from March 2004 to January 2005. All patients who became infected ate raw fish in sushi or sashimi.
- Published
- 2005
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