Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
- Volume 39 Issue 4
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- Pages.319-321
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- 2001
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- 2982-5164(pISSN)
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- 1738-0006(eISSN)
Diphyllobothrium latum infection after eating domestic salmon flesh
- Lee, Kyung-Won (Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
- Suhk, Hyo-Chung (Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
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Pai, Ki-Soo
(Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine)
;
- Shin, Ho-Jun (Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
- Jung, Suk-Yul (Department of Microbiology, Ajou University School of Medicine) ;
- Han, Eun-Taek (Department of Parasitology, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
- Chani, Jong-Yil (Department of Parasitology, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
- Published : 2001.12.01
Abstract
Diphyllobothrium latum infection in human is not common in Korea and only thirty seven cases have been reported since 1921. We report two cases of fish tapeworm infection after ingestion of raw cherry salmon (Oncorgynchus masou) caught in the domestic river. Among four family members who ate together raw salmon flesh six months ago, just two, mother and daughter were infected. It is our expectation that the salmon associated tapeworm infections would be enlisted as one of the major parasitic problems with the growing consumption of salmon in Korea.