Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar

Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar

Taenia saginata is the most common human tapeworm worldwide but has been unknown in Myanmar. In 2017, fecal examination in Yangon, Myanmar, revealed eggs of Taenia species in 2 children from a monastic school. Several proglottids expelled after medication with praziquantel were morphologically and m...

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Main Authors: Eun Jeong Won, Bong-Kwang Jung, Hyemi Song, Mi-Seon Kim, Hyun-Seung Kim, Keon Hoon Lee, Min-Jae Kim, Myung Geun Shin, Jong Hee Shin, Soon-Pal Suh, Sung-Jong Hong, Woon-Mok Sohn, Thi Thi Htoon, Htay Htay Tin, Jong-Yil Chai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Taenia saginata
molecular diagnosis
Myanmar
children
zoonoses
tapeworms
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/6/18-0217_article

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