LARVAL TAPEWORM IN HUMAN FLESH

Human Infection with Marten Tapeworm

1152 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 19, No. 7, July 2013 medical teams been aware of his recent MDR TB exposure. A recent update documented the highest rates of global MDR TB in 2009 and 2010 (9). Our experience reported here underscores the need to be constantly mindful of this infectious disease threat in our increasingly borderless world, even in countries where incide...

Studies on tapeworm physiology; aseptic cultivation of larval Diphyllobothriidae in vitro.

Cerebellar Cysticercosis Caused by Larval Taenia crassiceps Tapeworm in Immunocompetent Woman, Germany

Human cysticercosis caused by Taenia crassiceps tapeworm larvae involves the muscles and subcutis mostly in immunocompromised patients and the eye in immunocompetent persons. We report a successfully treated cerebellar infection in an immunocompetent woman. We developed serologic tests, and the parasite was identified by histologic examination and 12s rDNA PCR and sequencing.

Passive Immunity to Infection with a Larval Tapeworm of the Albino Rat.

is common in the crossing of strawberry varieties but that it has not been recognized because of the similarity of the parent plants used. In the cases reported here, the parent plants were so strikingly different in size and appearance, in spite of their having the same number of chromosomes, that paternal and maternal inheritance could be easily recognized. The knowledge that this type of inh...

The Impact of Waterjets on Human Flesh

Despite the fact that waterjets have become relatively extensively used for industrial cleaning, and are beginning to find increasing use in mining and civil excavation, little is reported on the risks associated with the use of this new tool to the operator. Regulations on the use of waterjets do not indicate an awareness of the relatively low pressures necessary to inject fluid under the skin...