Wildlife-transmitted Taenia and Versteria cysticercosis and coenurosis in humans and other primates
Wild mustelids and canids are definitive hosts of Taenia and Versteria spp. while rodents act as natural intermediate hosts. Rarely, larval stages of these parasites can cause serious zoonoses. In Europe, four cases of Taenia martis cysticercosis have been diagnosed in immunocompetent women, and two...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224419300227 |