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, Roman, Oros, Mikuláš, Ferguson, Jayde, Scholz, Tomáš
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Subjects:
Research Letter
Pacific
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink salmon
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5283844/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28098540
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.161026
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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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