A case of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense infection possibly linked to salmon consumption in New Zealand
2009
Yamasaki, Hiroshi | Kuramochi, Toshiaki
Global increases in salmon consumption and changes in fish-eating habits have meant that Diphyllobothrium infections now occur in regions where they were previously absent. In the present paper, a case of diphyllobothriasis through the likely ingestion of raw salmon in New Zealand in a Japanese patient is reported. The causative tapeworm species was identified as Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense based on mitochondrial DNA analysis of proglottid expelled from the patient.
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