[Infestation with the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum after eating raw fish]

A 31-year-old man with no relevant medical history encountered a white, ribbon-shaped object, 15 cm long and approximately 1 cm wide, in his faeces. It turned out to be Diphyllobothrium latum, a tapeworm that has fish as the intermediate host. The patient had eaten raw fish and shellfish during a ho...

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Main Authors: Van Doorn, H, van Vugt, M, Wetsteyn, J, van Gool, T
Format: Journal article
Language:Dutch; Flemish
Published: 2005