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Narra J
August 2024
Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia.
Cureus
May 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Okanami General Hospital, Iga, JPN.
The incidence of human diphyllobothriasis is expected to rise amidst the current global popularity of Japanese cuisine, such as sushi, which contains raw fish. We report a case of a 10-year-old boy with a diphyllobothriasis infection acquired via sushi consumption. The patient was otherwise healthy, exhibited no symptoms, and was successfully treated with a single dose of 10 mg/kg praziquantel.
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December 2022
Department of Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, Henan, China.
Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi
May 2022
Key Laboratory of National Health Commission on Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention; Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology; Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214064, China.
Objective: To establish an animal model of sparganosis mansoni through oral administration of infected with procercoids.
Methods: Domestic cats were infected with under laboratory conditions, and fresh cat stool samples were collected, washed in dechlorinated water, and filtered. eggs were collected and prepared into suspensions.
Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi
January 2021
Key Laboratory of National Health and Family Planning Commission on Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214064, China.
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of infections in hosts in Jiangsu Province, so as to provide the scientific basis for the management of sparganosis mansoni.
Methods: From 2018 to 2019, nine counties (cities, districts) were randomly selected from Jiangsu Province as the survey sites, and 100 healthy individuals were randomly selected to perform the serological test of infections and the detection of eggs. The procercoids were detected in the intermediate host , and the eggs were identified in the stool samples of the definitive hosts cats and dogs.
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