Current Status and Perspectives of Cysticercosis and Taeniasis in Japan.

Author: Hiroshi YAMASAKI ¹
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1. Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan. hyamasak@nih.go.jp
Publication Type:Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Keywords: Taenia solium; Taenia asiatica; Taenia saginata; taeniasis; cysticercosis; Japan
MeSH: Animals; Humans; Incidence; Japan/epidemiology; Prevalence; Taenia/*isolation & purification; Taeniasis/*epidemiology
From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2013;51(1):19-29
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: This mini-review describes recent epidemiological trends in cysticercosis and taeniasis in Japan. Some of the topics discussed herein were presented at the first symposium on "Current perspectives of Taenia asiatica researches", that was held in Osong in Chungbuk Province, South Korea, in October 2011 and organized by Prof. K. S. Eom, Chungbuk National University School of Medicine. To better understand the trends in the occurrence of cysticercosis and taeniasis in Japan, clinical cases reported in 2005 have been updated. In addition, the current status of Taenia asiatica infections successively occurring in Japan since 2010 is also discussed.