Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis: an emerging foodborne parasite in Brittany (France)?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diphyllobothriosis is an intestinal cestodosis caused by tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae. In France, endemic cases are limited to south-east and due to Dibothriocephalus latus. In this paper, we investigate a series of seven cases of diphyllobothriosis in the non-endemic French region of Brittany. All have been diagnosed between 2016 and 2018 at the University Hospital of Rennes.

Methods

Parasites were identified by their morphological features and by phylogenetic analysis of the cox1 gene. Phylogenetic tree was built using maximum likelihood criterion under the GTR+G+I model and 2000 bootstrap replicates. A form was sent to all patients to collect data concerning clinical signs and possible sources of infection.

Results

All cases were due to Dib

SUBMITTER: Autier B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537450 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature