title: Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense Tapeworm Larvae in Salmon from North America.
abstract: Diphyllobothriosis is reemerging because of global importation and increased popularity of eating raw fish. We detected Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense plerocercoids in the musculature of wild pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from Alaska, USA. Therefore, salmon from the American and Asian Pacific coasts and elsewhere pose potential dangers for persons who eat these fish raw.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuchta
authors.forename: Mikuláš
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oros
authors.forename: Jayde
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Tomáš
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Scholz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004170:Diphyllobothrium; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D016266:Food Parasitology; D059022:Food Safety; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology; D012474:Salmon / Q000469:parasitology*
keywords: Alaska; Cestoda; Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense; North America; broad tapeworm; food safety; foodborne disease; parasites; plerocercoid; salmon; zoonoses