Dipylidium caninum in the twenty-first century: epidemiological studies and reported cases in companion animals and humans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dipilidiosis is a parasitic disease caused by the tapeworm Dipylidium caninum. Fleas and, less frequently, lice act as an intermediate host, and their ingestion is required for infection to occur. While the disease mainly affects domestic and wild carnivores, it is also considered a zoonotic disease, with most human cases reported in children. Dipylidium caninum is considered to be the most common tapeworm infesting companion animals, but dipilidosis in humans is rare. The aims of this review were to improve current understanding of the epidemiology of this parasitosis and its management by the medical and veterinary community.

Methods

A comprehensive review of the published literature during the last 21 years (2000-2021) on the epidemiology, clinical features, di

SUBMITTER: Rousseau J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9088078 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature