Diphyllobothriasis, Brazil.
Cases of human diphyllobothriasis have been reported worldwide. Only 1 case in Brazil was diagnosed by our institution from January 1998 to December 2003. By comparison, 18 cases were diagnosed from March 2004 to January 2005. All patients who became infected ate raw fish in sushi or sashimi.
Sampaio
Jorge Luiz Mello
JL
Fleury Research Institute, São Paulo, Brazil. jorge.sampaio@fleury.com.br
de Andrade
Victor Piana
VP
Lucas
Maria da Conceição
Mda C
Fung
Liang
L
Gagliardi
Sandra Maria B
SM
Santos
Sandra Rosalem P
SR
Mendes
Caio Marcio Figueiredo
CM
Eduardo
Maria Bernadete de Paula
MB
Dick
Terry
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004169:Diphyllobothriasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D004170:Diphyllobothrium / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D016266:Food Parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D010063:Ovum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology; D020317:Salmo salar / Q000469:parasitology; D017747:Seafood / Q000469:parasitology