Clinical characteristics and epidemiology of intestinal tapeworm infections over the last decade in Tokyo, Japan: A retrospective review.

• Main Authors: Motoyuki Tsuboi (Author), Kayoko Hayakawa (Author), Hiroshi Yamasaki (Author), Yuichi Katanami (Author), Kei Yamamoto (Author), Satoshi Kutsuna (Author), Nozomi Takeshita (Author), Shuzo Kanagawa (Author), Norio Ohmagari (Author), Yasuyuki Kato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tapeworm (cestode) infections occur worldwide even in developed countries and globalization has further complicated the epidemiology of such infections. Nonetheless, recent epidemiological data on cestode infections are limited. Our objectives were to elucidate the clinical characteristics and epide...