Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar

Taenia Saginata Tapeworm Infection in a Traveler to Mexico.

A 29-year-old, Ethiopian-born, female student in her fourth year at a local college traveled from Houston to Mexico City during a Christmas vacation. While in Mexico City, she recalled eating uncooked beef. Several weeks after returning to Houston, she noticed white, moving objects in her stool. The objects were flat and variable in length, up to several centimeters. She was concerned that the ...

Taenia solium Tapeworm Infection, Oregon, 2006–2009

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infection of the central nervous system caused by Taenia solium larval cysts. Its epidemiology in cysticercosis-nonendemic regions is poorly understood, and the role of public health institutions is unclear. To determine the incidence of NCC and to pilot screening of household contacts for tapeworms, we conducted population-based active surveillance in Or...

Etymologia: Taenia saginata

Oral expulsion of Taenia saginata.

We report a 25-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and fever, and had an epigastric lump on examination. At laparotomy she was diagnosed to have acute segmental jejunitis. Three days postoperative, she vomited a 2-meter-long tapeworm (Taenia saginata), a rare route of expulsion.

Taenia Saginata Infection in a 14-month-old Toddler.

A 14-month-old female toddler presented with a 3-day history of pass- ing gravid proglottids of Taenia saginata. Neither she nor her family members had a history of eating raw beef or other raw meat. Single doses of praziquantel and niclosamide were administered. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest described patient with T. saginata infection to date.