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

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Apr 2016
By Lee, Laura M. ; Wallace, Roberta S. ; Clyde, Victoria L. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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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.
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.
Subjects:

Animals Animals, Zoo Cestoda Disease Reservoirs Electron Transport Complex IV Female Helminth Proteins/genetics Host-Parasite Interactions Male Mustelidae Phylogeny Phylogeography Pongo Pygmaeus
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Emerg Infect Dis. 22(4):707-710.
Pubmed ID:

26983004
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4806962
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Journal Article
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Asia ; Europe ; North America
Location:

Asia ; Europe ; North America
Volume:

22
Issue:

4
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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