title: [A rare case of imported diphyllobothriasis].
abstract: The author describes a case of imported diphylobothriosis in a Czechoslovak citizen who returned after a 6-month stay from Finland. The tapeworm Diphylobothrium latum is bound in its life cycle to aqueous crustaceans and fish. Man is infected by ingestion of inadequately thermally processed fish. The author draws attention to the possible import of this uncommon parasitosis.
authors.affiliation: Okresní ústav národního zdraví, Okresní hygienická stanice.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jecný
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004169:Diphyllobothriasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Ojedinĕlý prípad zavlecené difylobotriózy.