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Case Reports
. 2009 Aug;105(2):583-6.
doi: 10.1007/s00436-009-1468-z. Epub 2009 May 15.

A case of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense infection possibly linked to salmon consumption in New Zealand

Hiroshi Yamasaki  1 , Toshiaki Kuramochi
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A case of Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense infection possibly linked to salmon consumption in New Zealand

Hiroshi Yamasaki et al. Parasitol Res. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

Global increases in salmon consumption and changes in fish-eating habits have meant that Diphyllobothrium infections now occur in regions where they were previously absent. In the present paper, a case of diphyllobothriasis through the likely ingestion of raw salmon in New Zealand in a Japanese patient is reported. The causative tapeworm species was identified as Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense based on mitochondrial DNA analysis of proglottid expelled from the patient.

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