ArticleBMC infectious diseases2017
Case report: the first case of human infection by adult of SPIROMETRA ERINACEIEUROPAEI in VIETNAM.
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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
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- Evaluation of the diagnostic value of metagenomic next-generation sequencing for zoonotic cestodeFood and waterborne parasitology · 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
- Gastrointestinal Helminthic Infection among the Population in Northern Thailand.Acta parasitologica · 2024Article
- Cestodiasis in 2 Puerto Rican crested anoles.Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc · 2024Article
- Molecular identification of sparganum of Spirometra mansoni isolated from the abdominal cavity of a domestic cat in Vietnam.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2024Article
- An Integrated Coproscopic and Molecular Method Provides Insights into the Epidemiology of Zoonotic Intestinal Helminths of Dogs across Cambodia.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2023Article
- Helminth infections in dogs in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2022Article
- The first records of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae), a causative agent of human sparganosis, in Latvian wildlife.Parasitology research · 2021Article
- First identification and molecular phylogeny ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2020Article
- Broad tapeworms (Diphyllobothriidae), parasites of wildlife and humans: Recent progress and future challenges.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundTapeworms of the genus Spirometra include species whose larval stages can infect humans, causing a disease called sparganosis. Cases of human infection with adult worms are very rare and have been reported in Korea and China. Here we report the first case of human infection with an adult of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei in Vietnam. CASE PRESENTATION: A 23-year-old male was admitted to 103 Military Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam with fever, weight loss and epigastric discomfort. Preliminary diagnosis based on discovery of parasite eggs in his faeces incorrectly determined a fluke as the agent of the infection and praziquantel was prescribed. Two days later he passed out proglottids in his stool. The tapeworm was identified as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei using morphological and molecular tools.
conclusionThis is the first case of human infection with adult worm of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei in Vietnam.
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