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Spirometra

Known as: Spirometras 
A genus of tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, which are parasites of fish-eating cats, dogs, and birds. Infection in man is caused by eating… 
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2019
2019
Axillary sparganosis, changes in ultrasound images over six months: A case report
Review
2015
Review
2015
Breast sparganosis and incidentally detected subcutaneous and intramuscular sparganosis at several sites: case report and literature review
Sparganosis is an infestation caused by a tapeworm belonging to the genus Spirometra. We describe a surgically confirmed case of… 
2013
2013
Ocular Sparganosis Mimicking an Orbital Idiopathic Inflammatory Syndrome
Abstract Sparganosis is an infection by the parasitic tapeworm larvae of Spirometra species. Ocular sparganosis is a rare disease… 
2012
2012
[Investigation on prevalence of Spirometra mansoni sparganum infection in frogs from Henan Province].
OBJECTIVE To understand the prevalence of Spirometra mansoni sparganum infection in frogs from Henan Province and analyze the… 
2011
2011
Platynosomum fastosum-induced chronic intrahepatic cholangitis and Spirometra spp. infections in feral cats from Grand Cayman
Abstract The occurrence of platynosomiasis and intestinal sparganosis is described in feral cats from Grand Cayman, Cayman… 
2008
2008
An Investigation on Infection of Sparganum of Spirometra mansoni in Frogs from Guangzhou City from 2004 to 2007
Objective To investigate the infection condition of sparganum of Spirometra mansoni in frogs from Guangzhou city during the last… 
2007
2007
A note on occurrence of Spirometra infection in Leopard Panthera pardus from Nagpur region
A note on occurrence of Spirometra infection in Leopard Panthera pardus from Nagpur region P.J. Gawande 1, B.S. Baviskar 2, D.K… 
1999
1999
Epidemiology of an intestinal parasite (Spirometra spp.) in two populations of African lions (Panthera leo)
Infection with the cestode Spirometra spp. was studied in 2 populations of lions in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater in… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Ocular sparganosis in Thailand.
Human sparganosis which was first reported by Patrick Manson in 1882 (Beaver, 1984) is a rare parasitic infection caused by the… 
1973
1973
Imported sparganosis in Canada.
The first case of human sparganosis in Canada is reported in a 23-year-old woman who emigrated from Greece in 1969. Examination… 
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