Large-scale survey of a neglected agent of sparganosis Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) in wild frogs in China.

• Автори: Xi Zhang (Автор), Xiu Hong (Автор), Shi Nan Liu (Автор), Peng Jiang (Автор), Shu Chuan Zhao (Автор), Chuan Xi Sun (Автор), Zhong Quan Wang (Автор), Jing Cui (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: article
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BACKGROUND:In China, frogs play an understudied role in the spread of human sparganosis (caused by the larval form of Spirometra). However, our knowledge about the prevalence of sparganum infection in frogs remains fragmented, and the taxonomic identification of the parasite is still controversial....