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
Main Authors: Mello Sampaio, Jorge Luiz, Piana de Andrade, Victor, Lucas, Maria da Conceição, Fung, Liang, Gagliardi, Sandra Maria B., Santos, Sandra Rosalem P., Figueiredo Mendes, Caio Marcio, Eduardo, Maria Bernadete de Paula, Dick, Terry
Other Authors: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2005
Subjects:
adolescent
adult
animal tissue
Brazil
clinical article
diphyllobothriasis
Diphyllobothrium latum
fish
human
nonhuman
parasite examination
parasite prevalence
raw food
symptomatology
travel
Animals
Diphyllobothrium
Female
Food Contamination
Food Parasitology
Humans
Intestinal Diseases
Parasitic
Ovum
Perciformes
Salmo salar
Seafood
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11449/68448
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/10/05-0377_article.htm
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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