Four Taeniasis saginata Cases Diagnosed at a University Hospital in Korea
10.3347/kjp.2019.57.3.313
- Author:
Eun Jeong WON
1
;
Ju Hyeon SHIN
;
Yu Jeong LEE
;
Moon Ju KIM
;
Seung Ji KANG
;
Sook In JUNG
;
Soo Hyun KIM
;
Jong Hee SHIN
;
Jong Yil CHAI
;
Sung Shik SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 61469, Korea. parasite.woni@jnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Taenia saginata;
intra-species variation;
Korea
- MeSH:
Cestoda;
Electron Transport Complex IV;
Gwangju;
Korea;
Pathology, Molecular;
Republic of Korea;
Taenia saginata;
Taeniasis
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2019;57(3):313-318
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In recent years, the taeniasis has been rarely reported in the Republic of Korea (Korea). But in this study, we intend to report 4 taeniasis cases caused by Taenia saginata during a 5-month period (February to June 2018) at a unversity hospital in Gwangju, Korea. Worm samples (proglottids) discharged from all cases were identified by phenotypic and molecular diagnostics. Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequences showed 99.4–99.9% identity with T. saginata but, differed by 4% from T. asiatica and by 7% from T. multiceps, respectively. We found that tapeworms in 2 cases (Cases 2 and 3) yielded exactly the same sequences between them, which differed from those in Cases 1 and 4, suggesting intra-species variation in tapeworms. These taeniasis cases by T. saginata infection in this study, which occurred within a limited time period and region, suggest the possibility of a mini-outbreak. This study highlights the need for further epidemiological investigation of potentially overlooked cases of T. saginata infection in Korea.
