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Case Reports
. 2022 Nov 14;108(1):34-36.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0435. Print 2023 Jan 11.

Case Report: Human Bertiellosis in Brazil

Roberta Passamani-Ambrósio  1 , Gustavo Pirajá Pereira  1 , Ingrid Ramalho Miranda  1 , Rafael Mazioli Barcelos  1 , Joamyr Victor Rossoni  1 , Yolanda Christina de Sousa Loyola  1 , Fernanda Cristina de Abreu Quintela Castro  1 , Fabio Antônio Colombo  2 , Marcos Jose Marques  2 , Emerson Assis Rodrigues  1 , Carlos Graeff-Teixeira  3 , Clairton Marcolongo-Pereira  1
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Case Report: Human Bertiellosis in Brazil

Roberta Passamani-Ambrósio et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. .

Abstract

The Anoplocephalidae family comprises a group of parasites that affect reptiles, birds, and mammals. Humans can be accidentally infected by ingesting contaminated mites. We present a case of human bertiellosis in Brazil. Our report reinforces the importance of correctly identifying the parasite to provide adequate treatment.

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Figure 1.
Human bertiellosis in Brazil. (A) Proglottids measuring 1.7 cm in length and 1.0 cm in width recovered from the patient’s stool (200×). (B) An egg showing morphological characteristics of Bertiella sp. The egg measured approximately 44 μm × 55 μm, with a rough outer membrane and a hexacanth embryo with a bifurcated piriform apparatus inside (400×). Monkeys belonging to (C) Callicebus personatus, (D) Alouatta guariba clamitans, and (E) Callithrix geoffroyi were observed around the infected child’s home.
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