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: Roman Kuchta, Mikuláš Oros, Jayde Ferguson, Tomáš Scholz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Subjects:
foodborne disease
food safety
zoonoses
Alaska
Cestoda
plerocercoid
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Pacific
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink salmon
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.161026
https://doaj.org/article/5efd18b74f094ccf9f32926ba322531d
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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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