Diphyllobothrium - Wikipedia
Diphyllobothrium is a genus of tapeworms which can cause diphyllobothriasis in humans through consumption of raw or undercooked fish. The principal species causing diphyllobothriasis is D. latum , known as the broad or fish tapeworm , or broad fish tapeworm .
About Diphyllobothrium | Diphyllobothrium | CDC
2023年12月31日 · Dibothriocephalus latus, and related species (belonging to the family Diphyllobothriidae, also called fish or broad tapeworms), are the largest tapeworms to infect people. They can grow to up to 30 feet long. Most people …
Fish Tapeworm Infection (Diphyllobothriasis) - Healthline
2024年8月13日 · A fish tapeworm infection, or diphyllobothriasis, occurs when a person eats raw or undercooked fish that's contaminated with the parasite Diphyllobothrium latum. Find out more about it here.
Diphyllobothriasis (Fish Tapeworm Infection) - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年11月25日 · Diphyllobothriasis is a parasitic infection caused by broad or fish tapeworms. Recent attention to diphyllobothriasis has surged with increasing case reports in nonendemic areas and improved pathogen understanding through molecular techniques.
CDC - DPDx - Diphyllobothriasis - Centers for Disease Control …
Dibothriocephalus latus (=Diphyllobothrium latum), the “broad fish tapeworm”, is usually assumed to be the most common agent of human diphyllobothriasis. However, it is possible that many historical cases were falsely attributed to this species.
Diphyllobothrium spp. - Companion Animal Parasite Council
2016年11月1日 · The most common of the Diphyllobothrium spp. in North America is D. latum, commonly referred to as the “broad fish tapeworm.” Diphyllobothrium spp. have indirect life cycles that require two intermediate hosts before becoming infectious to the definitive host.
Update on the Human Broad Tapeworm (Genus - PubMed …
Tapeworms of the genus Diphyllobothrium Cobbold, 1858 (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea), commonly called “broad tapeworms” or “fish tapeworms,” have been known as intestinal parasites of humans for a long time.
Broad tapeworms (Diphyllobothriidae), parasites of wildlife …
Tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, commonly known as broad tapeworms, are predominantly large-bodied parasites of wildlife capable of infecting humans as their natural or accidental host. Diphyllobothriosis caused by adults of the genera ...
Diphyllobothriasis (Fish Tapeworm Infection)
Diphyllobothriasis (Fish Tapeworm Infection) - Etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis & prognosis from the Merck Manuals - Medical Professional Version.
Tapeworm - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Cestodes are flat, parasitic, hermaphroditic tapeworms with complex life cycles that infect animals, including humans. Although there are multiple species of cestodes, this paper will focus on three particular species that cause human disease: Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), and Diphyllobothrium (fish tapeworm).