Detection of the rodent tapeworm Rodentolepis (=Hymenolepis) microstoma in humans. A new zoonosis?

M. Macnish; U. Ryan; J.M. Behnke; R.C.A. Thompson

doi:10.1016/S0020-7519(03)00137-1

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Detection of the rodent tapeworm Rodentolepis (=Hymenolepis) microstoma in humans. A new zoonosis?

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Detection of the rodent tapeworm Rodentolepis (=Hymenolepis) microstoma in humans. A new zoonosis?

M. Macnish, U. Ryan, J.M. Behnke and R.C.A. Thompson

International Journal for Parasitology, Vol.33(10), pp.1079-1085

09/2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7519(03)00137-1

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Abstract

A longitudinal survey of gastro-intestinal parasites was conducted over a 3-year period in remote communities in the north-west of Western Australia where, based on diagnosis by microscopy of faecal samples, Rodentolepis (=Hymenolepis) nana was found to be the most common enteric parasite. In the present study, using molecular tools, we describe the unexpected discovery, of a mixed infection with a second hymenolepidid species, Rodentolepis (=Hymenolepis) microstoma in four of the surveyed individuals. In the absence of any reliable earlier reports we believe this is to be the first instance of the detection of R. microstoma from human hosts. The development of a diagnostic restriction fragment polymorphism has enabled the study of R. microstoma in human populations and will greatly facilitate a more thorough understanding of the epidemiology of this parasite in the future.

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Title: Detection of the rodent tapeworm Rodentolepis (=Hymenolepis) microstoma in humans. A new zoonosis?
Authors/Creators: M. Macnish (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
U. Ryan (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
J.M. Behnke (Author/Creator) - University of Nottingham
R.C.A. Thompson (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: International Journal for Parasitology, Vol.33(10), pp.1079-1085
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Identifiers: 991005541569007891
Copyright: © 2003 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Murdoch Affiliation: State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre; School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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