Molecular identification of adenocephalus pacificus (Cestoda) from three human cases in Lima Province, Peru

Aarón Mondragón-Martínez; Rosa Martínez-Rojas; Enrique Garcia-Candela; Abraham Delgado-Escalante; Manuel Tantaleán-Vidaurre; Lidia Cruz-Neyra

doi:10.3347/kjp.2020.58.4.457

Molecular identification of adenocephalus pacificus (Cestoda) from three human cases in Lima Province, Peru

Aarón Mondragón-Martínez, Rosa Martínez-Rojas, Enrique Garcia-Candela, Abraham Delgado-Escalante, Manuel Tantaleán-Vidaurre, Lidia Cruz-Neyra

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Abstract

The Pacific tapeworm Adenocephalus pacifcus (syn. Diphyllobothrium pacificum) is a causative agent of di-phyllobothriosis occurred in Pacific coast of South America, mainly in Peru. Source of infections are traditional meal from raw or undercooked marine fish such as “cebiche”. We confirmed 3 new cases, one including scolex and the other two headless. A strobila 46 cm long without scolex was discharged from an 8-year-old boy before treatment. Specimens were confirmed morphologically by presence of tegumental protuberances on proglottids and small sized eggs. Partial sequence of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene was congruent with A. pacificus sequences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	457-460
Number of pages	4
Journal	Korean Journal of Parasitology
Volume	58
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2020.58.4.457
State	Published - Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Funding Information:
To the general directorate of research and technological transfer of the National University of San Marcos for the support provided for the development of this research. This work was supported by the funded projects program (PCONFIGI-grant number B17100721-2017).

Funding Information:
To the general directorate of research and technological transfer of the National University of San Marcos for the sup-port provided for the development of this research. This work was supported by the funded projects program (PCONFIGI-grant number B17100721-2017).

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© 2020, Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine.

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Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Keywords

Adenocephalus pacificus
Case report
Diphyllobothriosis
Peru
Zoonosis

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Molecular identification of adenocephalus pacificus (Cestoda) from three human cases in Lima Province, Peru

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