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

Authors :: Christopher K C Lai
Yi-Po Tsang
Wai-Lun Tang
Yuk-Fai Cheung
Tak-Lap Poon
Helen Shuk-Ying Chan
Tak Chiu Wu
Alan K.L. Wu
Tommy H. C. Tang
Rosana W.S. Poon
Samson S. Y. Wong
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 665-668 (2017)
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2017.
Abstract: 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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