Molecular Identification of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Tapeworm in Cases of Human Sparganosis, Hong Kong

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Tang, Tommy H.C. ; Wong, Samson S.Y. ; Lai, Christopher K.C. ; Poon, Rosana W.S. ; Chan, Helen S.Y. ; Wu, Tak Chiu ; Cheung, Yuk-Fai ; Poon, Tak-Lap ; Tsang, Yi-Po ; Tang, Wai-Lun ; Wu, Alan K.L.
• Description:
  Human sparganosis is a foodborne zoonosis endemic in Asia. We report a series of 9 histologically confirmed human sparganosis cases in Hong Kong, China. All parasites were retrospectively identified as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei. Skin and soft tissue swelling was the most common symptom, followed by central nervous system lesions.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Animals Dispatch Female Food Parasitology Humans Male Middle Aged Sparganosis Spirometra Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(4):665-668.
• Pubmed ID:
  28322697
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5367436
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Hong Kong
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0290738af4bba6c4d4a4b145b874c35071748136b639226c1d1bb41ba18c2698
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45017/cdc_45017_DS1.pdf
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