Title
Molecular identification of adenocephalus pacificus (Cestoda) from three human cases in Lima Province, Peru
Date Issued
01 August 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
Abstract
The Pacific tapeworm Adenocephalus pacifcus (syn. Diphyllobothrium pacificum) is a causative agent of di-phyllobothriosis occurred in Pacific coast of South America, mainly in Peru. Source of infections are traditional meal from raw or undercooked marine fish such as “cebiche”. We confirmed 3 new cases, one including scolex and the other two headless. A strobila 46 cm long without scolex was discharged from an 8-year-old boy before treatment. Specimens were confirmed morphologically by presence of tegumental protuberances on proglottids and small sized eggs. Partial sequence of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene was congruent with A. pacificus sequences.
Start page
457
End page
460
Volume
58
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular Parasitología Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85089844107
PubMed ID
Source
Korean Journal of Parasitology
ISSN of the container
00234001
Sponsor(s)
To the general directorate of research and technological transfer of the National University of San Marcos for the support provided for the development of this research. This work was supported by the funded projects program (PCONFIGI-grant number B17100721-2017).
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