KEGG   DISEASE: Diphyllobothriasis
Entry
H01085                      Disease                                
Name
Diphyllobothriasis
Description
Diphyllobothriasis is a parasitosis caused by the tapeworms of the genus Diphyllobothrium. It has been known as intestinal parasites of humans for a long time and has shown a reemergence in some countries such as Russia and Japan. The worm is acquired by eating raw or poorly cooked fish including salted or marinated fillets. Many infections with this parasite are reported to be mild or asymptomatic.
Category
Parasitic infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
 01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  Parasitic diseases
   Helminthiases
    Diseases due to cestodes
     1F71  Diphyllobothriasis
      H01085  Diphyllobothriasis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
 Parasitic infections (animals)
  Infections caused by flat worms
   H01085  Diphyllobothriasis
Pathogen
Diphyllobothrium latum
Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiens
Diphyllobothrium dendriticum
Diphyllobothrium ditremum
Diphyllobothrium pacificum
Other DBs
ICD-11: 1F71
MeSH: D004169
Reference
PMID:19136438
  Authors
Scholz T, Garcia HH, Kuchta R, Wicht B
  Title
Update on the human broad tapeworm (genus diphyllobothrium), including clinical relevance.
  Journal
Clin Microbiol Rev 22:146-60, Table of Contents (2009)
DOI:10.1128/CMR.00033-08
Reference
PMID:12041607
  Authors
Dick TA, Nelson PA, Choudhury A
  Title
Diphyllobothriasis: update on human cases, foci, patterns and sources of human infections and future considerations.
  Journal
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 32 Suppl 2:59-76 (2001)
Reference
PMID:15208471
  Authors
Dupouy-Camet J, Peduzzi R
  Title
Current situation of human diphyllobothriasis in Europe.
  Journal
Euro Surveill 9:31-5 (2004)
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