Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2015 · 30 citations · 11 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyDiagnostic ParasitologyHelminthologyParasitologyHelminth InfectionsNeurological Parasitic DiseasesParasitic Disease PathogenesisParasitic PathologyParasitic ZoonosesZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesClinical Diagnosis Of Parasitic DiseasesDefinitive HostsIntracranial Parasitic CystsNeuropathology Of Parasitic InfectionParasitic Pathology DiagnosisParasitic Zoonotic DiseasesPathogenesis Of CysticercosisZoonotic Cysticercosis
Taenia martis is a tapeworm affecting mustelids, with rodents serving as intermediate hosts. The larval stage (cysticercus) has been found before only rarely in humans or primates. We hereby describe a case of cerebral T. martis cysticercosis in a French immunocompetent patient, confirmed by DNA analyses of biopsy material.
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Koichiro Tamura, Daniel G. Peterson, Nora Peterson et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 2011 · 40.3K citations · Full text