A Case of Imported Taenia asiatica Infection in Japan

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2018 Mar 22;71(2):170-171. doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2017.082. Epub 2018 Feb 28.

Authors

Hiroki Namikawa^{1

2}, Yasuhiko Takemoto¹, Ikuji Shimazaki¹, Ayako Makuuchi¹, Masanori Kobayashi¹, Shigeki Kinuhata¹, Koichi Yamada², Hiroki Fujimoto², Hiromitsu Toyoda¹, Noriko Kamata¹, Yoshihiro Tochino¹, Isao Teramoto³, Niichiro Abe⁴, Mina Morimura¹, Hiroshi Kakeya², Taichi Shuto¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Education and General Practice, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine.
² Department of Infection Control Science, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine.
³ Department of Parasitology, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Medicine.
⁴ Department of Microbiology, Osaka City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences.

PMID: 29491231
DOI: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2017.082

No abstract available

Keywords: Taenia asiatica; imported infection; multiplex PCR testing; praziquantel.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Anthelmintics / administration & dosage
Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
Communicable Diseases, Imported / parasitology*
DNA, Helminth
DNA, Mitochondrial
Female
Humans
Japan
Middle Aged
Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
Taenia / genetics
Taenia / isolation & purification
Taeniasis / diagnosis*
Taeniasis / drug therapy

Substances

Anthelmintics
DNA, Helminth
DNA, Mitochondrial