[Cysticercosis in the Czech Republic].

The authors report 10 cases of cysticercosis registered by the National Reference Laboratory for tissue helminthiasis. Six Czech citizens and four foreigners contracted the disease. Four of 6 Czech citizens were contaminated abroad.

[Larval stages of the filaria Mansonella (Dipetalonema) perstans in a student from Africa].

Microfilariae were found in blood samples of a 32 year-old-student from Guinea-Bissau (Africa). Based on parasite morphology as well as some other features the microfilariae were identified as Mansonella perstans. The course of infection was asymptomatic (except for slight urticarial skin lesions).