Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense Tapeworm Larvae in Salmon from North America

Diphyllobothriosis is reemerging because of global importation and increased popularity of eating raw fish. We detected Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense plerocercoids in the musculature of wild pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from Alaska, USA. Therefore, salmon from the American and Asian Pacific...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Kuchta, R. (Roman), Oros, M., Ferguson, J., Scholz, T. (Tomáš)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Alaska
Diphyllobothrium
human
larva
nonhuman
Oncorhynchus
seashore
Pacific
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink salmon
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.161026
http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0275139
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Summary:Diphyllobothriosis is reemerging because of global importation and increased popularity of eating raw fish. We detected Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense plerocercoids in the musculature of wild pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from Alaska, USA. Therefore, salmon from the American and Asian Pacific coasts and elsewhere pose potential dangers for persons who eat these fish raw.

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