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- Title
Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands.
- Authors
Eggink, Hendriekje; Maas, Miriam; den Brand, Judith M. A. van; Dekker, Jasja; Franssen, Frits; Hoving, Eelco W.; Kortbeek, Laetitia M.; Kranendonk, Mariëtte E. G.; Meiners, Linda C.; Rittscher, Anne E.; Roelfsema, Jeroen; Schölvinck, Elisabeth H.
- Abstract
A neurocysticercosis-like lesion in an 11-year-old boy in the Netherlands was determined to be caused by the zoonotic Taenia martis tapeworm. Subsequent testing revealed that 15% of wild martens tested in that region were infected with T. martis tapeworms with 100% genetic similarity; thus, the infection source was most likely local.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; TAENIA; TAPEWORMS; INFECTION
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2024, Vol 30, Issue 3, p555
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid3003.231402