First Record of a Case of Human Infection with Tapeworms of the Genus Mesocestoides
- 1 September 1942
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. s1-22 (5) , 493-497
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1942.s1-22.493
Abstract
Summary Specimens of Mesocestoides, identified as M. variabilis, are reported from man for the first time. A detailed description of the human specimens is given. The human infection was probably derived from eating the improperly cooked flesh of a wild mammal or possibly a frog.Keywords
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