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- Title
Molecular Identification of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Tapeworm in Cases of Human Sparganosis, Hong Kong.
- Authors
Tang, Tommy H. C.; Wong, Samson S. Y.; Lai, Christopher K. C.; Poon, Rosana W. S.; Chan, Helen S. Y.; Tak Chiu Wu; Yuk-Fai Cheung; Tak-Lap Poon; Yi-Po Tsang; Wai-Lun Tang; Wu, Alan K. L.; Wu, Tak Chiu; Cheung, Yuk-Fai; Poon, Tak-Lap; Tsang, Yi-Po; Tang, Wai-Lun
- Abstract
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
HONG Kong (China); FOODBORNE diseases; TAPEWORMS; EDEMA; FOOD contamination; CENTRAL nervous system injuries
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, Vol 23, Issue 4, p665
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2304.160791