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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
2017
2017
Spirometra in Ptyas mucosus Snake in Sidoarjo, Indonesia
Currently snake is not only limited as performing animals, medicine, food and raw materials factories but also as pets. One of… 
Review
2015
Review
2015
A waterborn zoonotic helminthiase in an Italian diver: a case report of a cutaneous Sparganum infection and a review of European cases
Many waterborne helminthes are opportunistic parasites that can travel directly from animals to man and may contain forms capable… 
2014
2014
MOLECULAR EVIDENCE OF SPIROMETRA ERINACEIEUROPAEI INFECTION IN SNAKES PTYAS KORROS FROM LAO PDR AND THAILAND AND FROGS HOPLOBATRACHUS RUGULOSUS FROM MYANMAR.
Sparganosis is a parasitic disease in humans and animals caused by plerocercoid larvae (spargana) of the genus Spirometra… 
2014
2014
Phylogenetic Location of the Spirometra Sparganum Isolates from China, Based on Sequences of 28S rDNA D1
Background The phylogenetic location of Chinese Spirometra sparganum isolates remains unclear. The aim of this study was to… 
2014
2014
The life-cycle of Spirometra species from Peninsular Malaysia.
The life-cycle of Malaysian Spirometra spp. was studied under experimental conditions in the laboratory. The Cyclops were reared… 
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
Sparganosis in wild‐caught baboons (Papio cynocephalus anubis)
Background  Sparganosis is the infection of a paratenic host with the plerocercoid metacestode of Spirometra spp. A 12‐year‐old… 
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… 
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