title: Trichuris vulpis (Froelich, 1789) infection in a child: a case report.
abstract: We present a human infection with the canine whipworm, Trichuris vulpis, in a child suffering from rhinitis with a diagnosis of rhinitis. T. vulpis eggs resemble those of T. trichiura but they can be differentiated based on their morphological features and egg size, using micrometry with an ocular micrometer. T. vulpis eggs measured an average of 90 µm by 44 µm (range 86-99 µm by 38-47 µm). Prevalence of hookworms (28.1%), Toxocara canis (11.8%), and Trichuris vulpis (3.5%) was found in 292 fecal samples of dogs collected at the peri-domicile, which showed that the risk of infection was not only fortuitous. The treatment of canine whipworm infections is similar to that of T. trichiura infection. We recommend differentiation of the 2 species for their epidemiological and prevention implications.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas-IPN, México DF, 11340, México.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Márquez-Navarro
authors.forename: Gudelio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: García-Bracamontes
authors.forename: Blanca E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Fernández
authors.forename: Luz P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Ávila-Caballero
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Santos-Aranda
authors.forename: Dylan L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Díaz-Chiguer
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Manzano
authors.forename: Elvia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Bataz
authors.forename: Benjamín
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nogueda-Torres
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014257:Trichuriasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D014258:Trichuris / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology