Definitive Hosts of Versteria Tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae) Causing Fatal Infection in North America

Lee, Laura M.; Wallace, Roberta S.; Clyde, Victoria L.; Gendron-Fitzpatrick, Annette; Sibley, Samuel D.; Stuchin, Margot; Lauck, Michael; O’Connor, David H.; Nakao, Minoru; Lavikainen, Antti; Hoberg, Eric P.; Goldberg, Tony L.

doi:10.3201/eid2204.151446

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Definitive Hosts of Versteria Tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae) Causing Fatal Infection in North America

Published Date:

Apr 2016

Publisher's site:

http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2204.151446 New Site Icon

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 22(4):707-710.

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Personal Authors:

Lee, Laura M. ; Wallace, Roberta S. ; Clyde, Victoria L. ; Gendron-Fitzpatrick, Annette ; Sibley, Samuel D. ; ... More ▼

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Pubmed ID:

26983004

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4806962

Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Description:

We previously reported fatal infection of a captive Bornean orangutan with metacestodes of a novel taeniid tapeworm, Versteria sp. New data implicate mustelids as definitive hosts of these tapeworms in North America. At least 2 parasite genetic lineages circulate in North America, representing separate introductions from Eurasia.

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