Tapeworm Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (Cestoda)—Neglected or Emerging Human Parasite?
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Tapeworm Diphyllobothrium dendriticum (Cestoda)—Neglected or Emerging Human Parasite?
BACKGROUND A total number of 14 valid species of Diphyllobothrium tapeworms have been described in literature to be capable of causing diphyllobothriosis, with D. latum being the major causative agent of all human infections. However, recent data indicate that some of these infections, especially when diagnosed solely on the basis of morphology, have been identified with this causative agent in...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002535