Parasites, Hosts and Diseases 2024;62(3):263-269
doi:10.3347/PHD.23126
Sparganosis in the Indian Sub-continent and the Middle East
Yukifumi NAWA 1 ; Mio TANAKA ; Masahide YOSHIKAWA
Affiliations
Country
Republic of Korea
Language
English
Abstract
Sparganosis is one of the common zoonotic diseases caused by infection with the larval plerocercoids (spargana) of the cestode genus Spirometra. While this parasite distributes globally in canine and feline hosts, human infection is predominantly reported in East Asia, especially China, Korea, Japan, and Thailand. Maybe related to the behavior and food culture, this zoonotic disease is rather rare in South Asia to the Middle East. In these areas, sporadic case reports have been appeared mostly in the local medical journals. To draw a solid picture of sparganosis in these non-endemic areas of Asia, we made an extensive literature survey to gather sparganosis cases in the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East.
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