Identification of Hymenolepis diminuta Cysticercoid Larvae in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera:Tenebrionidae) Beetles from Iran

• Main Authors: Gholamreza Mowlavi (Author), Farideh Shahbazi (Author), Mohammad Reza Abai (Author), Faezeh Najafi (Author), Bibi Razieh Hosseini-Farash (Author), Salma Teimoori (Author), Hamid Hasanpour (Author), Saied Reza Naddaf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Hymenolepis diminuta is a cestod of rodents and rarely infects humans. Infection in humans is via ingestion of infected insects. This study was aimed to detect H. diminuta cysticercoids in red flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum, and cockroaches originated from different regions of Iran....