A case of sparganosis in an African from Portuguese East Africa

Alves, William; Gelfand, Michael; Weinberg, Raymond W.

doi:10.1016/0035-9203(54)90042-5

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“…There have been a few reports of sparganosis in man in East Africa (Sambon, 1907;De Meillon and Leech, 1943;Deschiens et al, 1953;Alves et al, 1954;Kiremenva et al, 1956;Buck et al, 1959;Nelson et al, 1965;Schmid and Watschinger, 1972). In view of the probable mode of infection and of the nomadic habits of the Masai, who wander across the plains areas of East Africa drinking at the same water holes as the wild animals, it is likely that sparganosis is more common in the Masai than has been reported.…”

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Studies on Spirometra theileri (Baer, 1925) n. comb. 1. Identification and biology in the laboratory

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Müller²

1974

J. Helminthol.

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The tapeworm Spirometra theileri (Baer, 1925) n. comb., obtained as pleroccrcoids from a wart hog in Tanzania, has been maintained in the laboratory; adults in dogs, and larval stages in Cyclops and then rodents. The species differs physiologically and biologically from those described from other parts of the world in the cyclical production of eggs in dogs, inability of the procercoids to infect amphibia or reptiles, and the lack of any parasite-induced weight gain in mice, rats or hamsters.

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Studies on Spirometra theileri (Baer, 1925) n. comb. 1. Identification and biology in the laboratory

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Müller²

1974

J. Helminthol.

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“…A few cases of human sparganosis were recorded in East Africa [16][17][18][19][20][21][22] . Most probably these cases were infected with S. theileri.…”

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“…Spirometra occurs worldwide, although most human cases were recorded from the Southeast Asian countries [15] . Some cases were diagnosed in East Africa [16][17][18][19][20][21][22] and the Americas [23][24][25][26][27][28][29] , and a few others in Europe mainly from Italy [30][31][32][33][34][35][36] .…”

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