ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2017
Molecular Identification of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Tapeworm in Cases of Human Sparganosis, Hong Kong.
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- The global prevalence of Spirometra parasites in snakes, frogs, dogs, and cats: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Veterinary medicine and science · 2022Pooled it
- Current status, challenges and control of human sparganosis worldwide: a scoping review.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2026Article
- Deciphering the global genetic structure of Spirometra mansoni and S. erinaceieuropaei based on 28S ribosomal RNA: Insights into taxonomical revaluation and population dynamics.Parasitology research · 2025Article
- Cestodiasis in 2 Puerto Rican crested anoles.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2024Article
- Hand palm sparganosis: morphologically and genetically confirmedJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2023Article
- An Integrated Coproscopic and Molecular Method Provides Insights into the Epidemiology of Zoonotic Intestinal Helminths of Dogs across Cambodia.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2023Article
- Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Prevention of Sparganosis in Asia.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- An annotated checklist of the eukaryotic parasites of humans, exclusive of fungi and algae.ZooKeys · 2021Article
- Large-scale survey of a neglected agent of sparganosis Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) in wild frogs in China.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2019Article
- Genetic Identification of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei Spargana in Liaoning and Hubei Provinces, PR China.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2019Article
- Case report: the first case of human infection by adult of SPIROMETRA ERINACEIEUROPAEI in VIETNAM.BMC infectious diseases · 2017Article
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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Human sparganosis is a foodborne zoonosis endemic in Asia. We report a series of 9 histologically confirmed human sparganosis cases in Hong Kong, China. All parasites were retrospectively identified as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei. Skin and soft tissue swelling was the most common symptom, followed by central nervous system lesions.
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