학술논문

Sympatric occurrence of Taenia solium, T. saginata, and T. asiatica, Thailand.
Document Type
Journal Article
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Sep2007, Vol. 13 Issue 9, p1413-1416. 4p. 1 Chart, 1 Graph, 2 Maps.
Subject
*DNA
*MORPHOLOGY
*INFECTION
*TAENIA
*GENES
Language
ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
We confirmed sympatric occurrence of Taenia solium, T. saginata, and T. asiatica in western Thailand. DNA analysis of morphologically identified T. saginata, in a dual infection with T. solium, indicated it was T. asiatica. To our knowledge, this report is the first of T. asiatica and a dual Taenia infection from Thailand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]