Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense Tapeworm Larvae in Salmon from North America

Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense Tapeworm Larvae in Salmon from North America

Diphyllobothriosis is reemerging because of global importation and increased popularity of eating raw fish. We detected Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense plerocercoids in the musculature of wild pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from Alaska, USA. Therefore, salmon from the American and Asian Pacific...

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Main Authors: Roman Kuchta, Mikuláš Oros, Jayde Ferguson, Tomáš Scholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
foodborne disease
food safety
zoonoses
Alaska
Cestoda
plerocercoid
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/2/16-1026_article

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