Molecular Identification of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Tapeworm in Cases of Human Sparganosis, Hong Kong

Molecular Identification of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Tapeworm in Cases of Human Sparganosis, Hong Kong

Human sparganosis is a foodborne zoonosis endemic in Asia. We report a series of 9 histologically confirmed human sparganosis cases in Hong Kong, China. All parasites were retrospectively identified as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei. Skin and soft tissue swelling was the most common symptom, followed b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2017-04, Vol.23 (4), p.665-668
Hauptverfasser: Tang, Tommy H C, Wong, Samson S Y, Lai, Christopher K C, Poon, Rosana W S, Chan, Helen S Y, Wu, Tak Chiu, Cheung, Yuk-Fai, Poon, Tak-Lap, Tsang, Yi-Po, Tang, Wai-Lun, Wu, Alan K L
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Animals
China
Dispatch
Female
Food Parasitology
Hong Kong
Hong Kong - epidemiology
Humans
Identification and classification
in Cases of Human Sparganosis, Hong Kong
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Identification of
parasites
Sparganosis
Sparganosis - epidemiology
Sparganosis - parasitology
Spirometra
Spirometra - classification
Spirometra - genetics
Spirometra - isolation & purification
Tapeworms
Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:Human sparganosis is a foodborne zoonosis endemic in Asia. We report a series of 9 histologically confirmed human sparganosis cases in Hong Kong, China. All parasites were retrospectively identified as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei. Skin and soft tissue swelling was the most common symptom, followed by central nervous system lesions.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2304.160791