Human Monieziasis expansa: the first Egyptian parastic zoonosis.
This paper reports the first Egyptian zoonotic infection with the common tapeworm of sheep, Moniezia expansa. Perhaps this is the first human monieziasis expansa in the sheep raising countries worldwide. Diagnosis was based on recovery of the characteristic eggs from the stool of a fifteen-years-old shepherd. A single dose of Niclosamide one gram proved effective.
Department of Parasitology, Faculties of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Atef M
AM
el-Shazly
Tosson A
TA
Morsy
Hamdy A
HA
Dawoud
D000293:Adolescent; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002589:Cestoda / Q000254:growth & development*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008989:Monieziasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D009534:Niclosamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012756:Sheep; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology*
D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D009534:Niclosamide