Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands

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Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands
 
Eggink, Hendriekje; Maas, Miriam; van den Brand, Judith M A; Dekker, Jasja; Franssen, Frits; Hoving, Eelco W; Kortbeek, Laetitia M; Kranendonk, Mariëtte E G; Meiners, Linda C; Rittscher, Anne E; Roelfsema, Jeroen; Schölvinck, Elisabeth H
(2024) Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 30, issue 3, pp. 555 - 559
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Abstract
A neurocysticercosis-like lesion in an 11-year-old boy in the Netherlands was determined to be caused by the zoonotic Taenia martis tapeworm. Subsequent testing revealed that 15% of wild martens tested in that region were infected with T. martis tapeworms with 100% genetic similarity; thus, the infection source was most likely ... read more
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Keywords: Animals, Child, Humans, Male, Netherlands, Neurocysticercosis/diagnostic imaging, Taenia/genetics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3003.231402
ISSN: 1080-6040
Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Note: Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
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