Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dipylidiasis cases in Japan-an update by literature survey.
- Journal:
- Parasites, hosts and diseases
- Year:
- 2024
- Authors:
- Nawa, Yukifumi et al.
- Affiliation:
- Faculty of Medicine
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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