Diphyllobothriasis, Brazil

Cases of human diphyllobothriasis have been reported worldwide. Only 1 case in Brazil was diagnosed by our institution from January 1998 to December 2003. By comparison, 18 cases were diagnosed from March 2004 to January 2005. All patients who became infected ate raw fish in sushi or sashimi.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sampaio, Jorge Luiz Mello, Piana de Andrade, Victor, Lucas, Maria da Conceição, Fung, Liang, Gagliardi, Sandra Maria B., Santos, Sandra Rosalem P., Mendes, Caio Marcio Figueiredo, Eduardo, Maria Bernadete de Paula, Dick, Terry
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Subjects:
Dispatch
Diphyllobothrium latum
diphyllobothriasis
Brazil
Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Diphyllobothrium
Female
Food Contamination
Food Parasitology
Humans
Intestinal Diseases
Parasitic
Ovum
Perciformes
Salmo salar
Seafood
Online Access:http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15893/
Description
Summary:Cases of human diphyllobothriasis have been reported worldwide. Only 1 case in Brazil was diagnosed by our institution from January 1998 to December 2003. By comparison, 18 cases were diagnosed from March 2004 to January 2005. All patients who became infected ate raw fish in sushi or sashimi.

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