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Diphyllobothrium latum infection after eating domestic salmon flesh

2001; Korean Society for Parasitology; Volume: 39; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3347/kjp.2001.39.4.319

1738-0006

Kyungwon Lee, Hyo-Chung Suhk, Ki-Soo Pai, Hojun Shin, Suk‐Yul Jung, Eun‐Taek Han, Jong-Yil Chai,

Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

Diphyllobothrium latum infection in human is not common in Korea and only thirty seven cases have been reported since 1921. We report two cases of fish tapeworm infection after Ingestion of raw cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou) caught in the domestic river. Among four family members who ate together raw salmon flesh six months ago, just two, mother and daughter, were infected. It is our expectation that the salmon associated tapeworm infections would be enlisted as one of the major parasitic problems with the growing consumption of salmon in Korea. Key words: Diphyllobothrium latum, Oncorhynchus masou, cherry salmon, fish tapeworm