Human Bertiella studeri in Spain, Probably of African Origin

Maria Teresa Galan-Puchades Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

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Marius V. Fuentes Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

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Santiago Mas-Coma Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.610
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Volume 56: Issue 6
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610–612
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A mature tapeworm and gravid proglottids of Bertiella studeri were reported from the stools of a 33-year-old pregnant Spanish woman. The patient had spent the six months preceding this discovery in Kenya. The evidence suggests a case of parasitism imported to Spain from the African continent. The patient presented no symptoms related to the parasite and the discovery in stools of a number of active, white structures led her to collect them. A morphologic and morphometric description of the material obtained is presented. Mebendazole failed to remove the parasite but niclosamide was effective.

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Copyright © 1997 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1997
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Jun 1997
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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