Human Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis, Switzerland

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Steinsiepe, Valentin K. ; Ruf, Marie-Therese ; Rossi, Marco ; Fricker-Feer, Claudia ; Kolenc, Danijela ; Buser, Brigitte Suter ; Concu, Maura ; Neumayr, Andreas ; Schneider, Ulf C.
• Description:
  Neurocysticercosis is almost exclusively caused by Taenia solium tapeworms. We describe a case of neurocysticercosis in Switzerland caused by infection with Taenia martis, the marten tapeworm, and review all 5 published cases of human infection with the marten tapeworm. In epidemiologically nonplausible cases of neurocysticercosis, zoonotic spillover infections should be suspected.
• Subjects:
  Human Taenia Martis Neurocysticercosis, Switzerland Research Letter
• Keywords:
  Animals Central Nervous System Humans Mustelidae Neurocysticercosis Parasites Parasitic Diseases Switzerland Taenia Taenia Solium Tapeworms Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(12):2569-2572
• Pubmed ID:
  37987597
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10683805
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:237e624ea6b7b2439cb40dc0df9848c2063bfa830dff93cebdb5a475949945c8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/138523/cdc_138523_DS1.pdf
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