Spirometra mansoni is a diphyllobothroid cestode and one of the causing agents of
sparganosis, a zoonotic foodborne and waterborne infection in humans. This parasite has …

We report a case of Spirometra infection in a Samar cobra (Naja samarensis) imported from
the Philippines, belonging to a zoological collection in the southern United States. Under a …

Cats normally play a role of the definitive host in which the plerocercoid (sparganum), the
second larval form of Spirometra spp., develops into an adult in the intestines. However …

Spirometra Faust, Campbell et Kellogg, 1929 is a genus of cestodes belonging to the family
Diphyllobothriidae. To date, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals are known second …

Sparganosis has been a neglected parasitic zoonosis for a long time. The accurate
identification of Spirometra tapeworms in clinical practice is poorly understood. A case of …

We report molecular identification of an adult Spirometra mansoni tapeworm retrieved from a
crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) in Colombia, confirming presence of this parasite in …

Spirometra (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea) affects humans and some species of domestic and
wild animals which eventually interact with humans. In this article, we report three new cases …

Sparganosis is a zoonosis caused by the spargana (larvae) of Spirometra
sp.(Diphyllobothriidae). Reptiles are particularly important vectors for the transmission of this …

Spargana are plerocercoid larvae of cestode tapeworms of the genus Spirometra, Family
Diphyllobothriidae, parasitic to frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals. This parasitic disease in …

The parasites of the genus Spirometra belong to one of the twelve genera of the family
Diphyllobothriidae, with several species of zoonotic importance whose definitive hosts are …