A case of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense infection possibly linked to salmon consumption in New Zealand.
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.
Yamasaki
Hiroshi
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Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan. hyamasak@nih.go.jp
Kuramochi
Toshiaki
T
D000818:Animals; D044466:Asian People; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004169:Diphyllobothriasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004170:Diphyllobothrium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009520:New Zealand; D010802:Phylogeny; D012474:Salmon; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D018509:DNA, Helminth; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial