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.

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 11; no. 10; pp. 1598 - 1600
Main Authors:	Sampaio, Jorge Luiz Mello, de Andrade, Victor Piana, Lucas, Maria da Conceição, Fung, Liang, Gagliardi, Sandra Maria B, Santos, Sandra Rosalem P, Mendes, Caio Marcio Figueiredo, Eduardo, Maria Bernadete de Paula, Dick, Terry
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-10-2005 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Animals Brazil Brazil - epidemiology diphyllobothriasis Diphyllobothriasis - epidemiology Diphyllobothriasis - parasitology Diphyllobothrium - classification Diphyllobothrium - growth & development Diphyllobothrium - isolation & purification Diphyllobothrium - ultrastructure Diphyllobothrium latum Dispatch Female Fishes Food Contamination Food Parasitology Humans Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology Ovum - ultrastructure Parasites Perciformes - parasitology Salmo salar - parasitology Seafood - parasitology Brazil
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

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.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1110.050377