Tapeworm Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (Cestoda)— Neglected or Emerging Human Parasite?
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تاریخ انتشار : 1396/06/19
A total number of 14 valid species of
Diphyllobothrium tapeworms have been described in
literature to be capable of causing diphyllobothriosis,
with D. latum being the major causative agent of all
human infections. However, recent data indicate that
some of these infections, especially when diagnosed
solely on the basis of morphology, have been identified
with this causative agent incorrectly, confusing other
Diphyllobothrium species with D. latum. Another widely
distributed species, D. dendriticum, has never been
considered as a frequent parasite of man, even though
it is found commonly throughout arctic and subarctic
regions parasitizing piscivorous birds and mammals.
Recent cases of Europeans infected with this cestode
called into question the actual geographic distribution of
this tapeworm, largely ignored by medical parasitologists