Definitive Hosts of Versteria Tapeworms (Cestoda : Taeniidae) Causing Fatal Infection in North America

We previously reported fatal infection of a captive Bornean orangutan with metacestodes of a novel taeniid tapeworm, Versteria sp. New data implicate mustelids as definitive hosts of these tapeworms in North America. At least 2 parasite genetic lineages circulate in North America, representing separ...

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Main Authors: Lee, Laura M., Wallace, Roberta S., Clyde, Victoria L., Gendron-Fitzpatrick, Annette, Sibley, Samuel D., Stuchin, Margot, Lauck, Michael, O'Connor, David H., Nakao, Minoru, Lavikainen, Antti, Hoberg, Eric P., Goldberg, Tony L.
Other Authors: Medicum, Immunobiology Research Program, Research Programs Unit
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION 2016
Subjects:
ERMINE MUSTELA-ERMINEA
DIVERSIFICATION
CLIMATE
3121 General medicine
internal medicine and other clinical medicine
3111 Biomedicine
Arctic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10138/161304
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Summary:We previously reported fatal infection of a captive Bornean orangutan with metacestodes of a novel taeniid tapeworm, Versteria sp. New data implicate mustelids as definitive hosts of these tapeworms in North America. At least 2 parasite genetic lineages circulate in North America, representing separate introductions from Eurasia. Peer reviewed

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