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

• Main Authors: Xi Zhang (Author), Xiu Hong (Author), Shi Nan Liu (Author), Peng Jiang (Author), Shu Chuan Zhao (Author), Chuan Xi Sun (Author), Zhong Quan Wang (Author), Jing Cui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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....