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Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar
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Jun 2018
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(6):1156-1158.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Taenia saginata is the most common human tapeworm worldwide but has been unknown in Myanmar. In 2017, fecal examination in Yangon, Myanmar, revealed eggs of Taenia species in 2 children from a monastic school. Several proglottids expelled after medication with praziquantel were morphologically and molecularly confirmed to be T. saginata tapeworms.
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Pubmed ID:29774855
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6004857
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Volume:24
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Issue:6
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