Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Eggink, Hendriekje ; Maas, Miriam ; van den Brand, Judith M.A. ; Dekker, Jasja ; Franssen, Frits ; Hoving, Eelco W. ; Kortbeek, Laetitia M. ; Kranendonk, Mariëtte E.G. ; Meiners, Linda C. ; Rittscher, Anne E. ; Roelfsema, Jeroen ; Schölvinck, Elisabeth H.
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• Description:
  A neurocysticercosis-like lesion in an 11-year-old boy in the Netherlands was determined to be caused by the zoonotic Taenia martis tapeworm. Subsequent testing revealed that 15% of wild martens tested in that region were infected with T. martis tapeworms with 100% genetic similarity; thus, the infection source was most likely local.
• Subjects:
  • Male
  • Child
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Neurocysticercosis
  • Taenia
• Keywords:
  • Mustelidae
  • Taenia
  • Cestoda
  • zoonoses
  • parasites
  • the Netherlands
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(3):555-559
• Pubmed ID:
  38407150
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10902551
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/148796/cdc_148796_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.81 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fbdcfbb960477bbd1b69b404c3427a5884ba72f083d6ec44bbba976bd75d8fab