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* Presents most commonly with fevers, ±disseminated disease |
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* Treated with [[Is treated by::albendazole]] ± surgical resection |
* Treated with [[Is treated by::albendazole]] ± surgical resection |
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==Further Reading== |
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* Definitive Hosts of Versteria Tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae) Causing Fatal Infection in North America. ''Emerg Infect Dis''. 2016;22(4):707-710. doi: [https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2204.151446 10.3201/eid2204.151446] |
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 6 May 2020
- Taeniid cestode previously known as Taenia mustelae
- Present in wild mustelids (weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks, and wolverines)
- Only 3 human cases have been described, all with western North American strain type1
- Immunocompromised hosts: Hodgkin lymphoma, hypogammaglobulinemia from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lupus nephritis
- Presents most commonly with fevers, ±disseminated disease
- Treated with albendazole ± surgical resection
Further Reading
- Definitive Hosts of Versteria Tapeworms (Cestoda: Taeniidae) Causing Fatal Infection in North America. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016;22(4):707-710. doi: 10.3201/eid2204.151446
References
- ^ Peter Deplazes, Ramon M. Eichenberger, Felix Grimm. Wildlife-transmitted Taenia and Versteria cysticercosis and coenurosis in humans and other primates. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 2019;9:342-358. doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.03.013.
