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Dipylidiasis cases in Japan-an update by literature survey

  • Yukifumi Nawa (TDRC, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University) ;
  • Akinori Furusawa (Pediatrics, Yamaguchi-ken Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital) ;
  • Mio Tanaka (Division of Parasitology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Miyazaki) ;
  • Masahide Yoshikawa (Department of Pathogen and Infectious Diseases, Nara Medical University)
  • Received : 2023.11.19
  • Accepted : 2024.01.04
  • Published : 2024.05.31
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Abstract

Dipylidium caninum is a cosmopolitan parasite of companion animals such as dogs and cats. Accidental infection in humans occur mostly in children. Although considerable number of cases were reported from Europe and the Americas, case reports of this zoonotic disease are rather scarce from Asian countries. The aim of this study is to report the results of literature survey on dipylidiasis cases in humans in Japan. Conclusively, we have found a total of 17 cases since the first case report in from Aichi Prefecture in 1925.

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Acknowledgement

A part of this study was presented orally at the 75th Japanese Society of Parasitology, Southern branch meeting held in the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University in 28-29th October 2023.

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