title: Diphyllobothriasis, Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Fleury Research Institute, São Paulo, Brazil. jorge.sampaio@fleury.com.br
authors.forename: Jorge Luiz Mello
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.forename: Victor Piana
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.forename: Maria da Conceição
authors.initials: Mda C
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Sandra Maria B
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
authors.forename: Sandra Rosalem P
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Caio Marcio Figueiredo
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.forename: Maria Bernadete de Paula
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Eduardo
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dick
mesh_terms: 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