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

  • Hendriekje Eggink
  • , Miriam Maas*
  • , Judith M A van den Brand
  • , Jasja Dekker
  • , Frits Franssen
  • , Eelco W Hoving
  • , Laetitia M Kortbeek
  • , Mariëtte E G Kranendonk
  • , Linda C Meiners
  • , Anne E Rittscher
  • , Jeroen Roelfsema
  • , Elisabeth H Schölvinck
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM)

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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 local.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)555-559
Number of pages5
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume30
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2024

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Netherlands
  • Neurocysticercosis/diagnostic imaging
  • Taenia/genetics

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