Taxonomic comments on Diphyllobothrium hottai Yazaki, Fukumoto & Abe, 1988 (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2017.04.007
Abstract: Sir,The plerocercoid larva of Diphyllobotrium hottai Yazaki, Fukumoto & Abe, 1988 is commonly seen on the surface of viscera of Japanese marine smelts (Hypomesus japonicus and Osmerus mordax dentex) from the coast of Hokkaido [1,2,3].… read more here.
Keywords: hottai; diphyllobothrium; ecology; divergence ... See more keywords
Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis: an emerging concern in western countries?
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DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2019.1665028
Abstract: Fishes commonly harbor many parasites [1,2], some of them can be transmitted to humans, leading to various diseases such as diphyllobothriosis, anisakidosis, larva migrans syndrome due to Gnathostoma spp. or Spirometra spp., liver or intestinal… read more here.
Keywords: dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis; diphyllobothrium; nihonkaiensis emerging; definitive hosts ... See more keywords
Casual finding in colonoscopy: Diphyllobothrium latum.
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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2024.10300/2024
Abstract: Diphyllobothrium spp., also known as fish tapeworms, is the largest human tapeworm, reaching up to 25 meters of length. Human are considered the definitive host in the Diphyllobothrium lifecycle. Adult tapeworms attach to human intestinal… read more here.
Keywords: casual finding; colonoscopy diphyllobothrium; diphyllobothrium; finding colonoscopy ... See more keywords
Increasing prevalence of Diphyllobothrium cestodes in seals from the North and Baltic Sea over 26 years
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1574830
Abstract: Introduction Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) are infected by trophically transmitted intestinal cestodes of the genus Diphyllobothrium. Diphyllobothrium species can cause zoonotic infections in humans when larval stages are ingested with… read more here.
Keywords: diphyllobothrium; cestode; cestode prevalence; sea ... See more keywords