Sympatric occurrence of Taenia solium, T. saginata, and T. asiatica, Thailand.

Authors :: Anantaphruti MT
Yamasaki H
Nakao M
Waikagul J
Watthanakulpanich D
Nuamtanong S
Maipanich W
Pubampen S
Sanguankiat S
Muennoo C
Nakaya K
Sato MO
Sako Y
Okamoto M
Ito A
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2007 Sep; Vol. 13 (9), pp. 1413-6.
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: We confirmed sympatric occurrence of Taenia solium, T. saginata, and T. asiatica in western Thailand. DNA analysis of morphologically identified T. saginata, in a dual infection with T. solium, indicated it was T. asiatica. To our knowledge, this report is the first of T. asiatica and a dual Taenia infection from Thailand.