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Molecular Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Tapeworm Infection in 2 Schoolchildren, Myanmar
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 6, Pp 1156-1158 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018.
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Abstract
- 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 molecularly confirmed to be T. saginata tapeworms.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3a58fe17ff946e3bd02f9b2968e1e9e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.180217