Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands
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2024-03
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Eggink, Hendriekje
Maas, Miriam
van den Brand, Judith
Dekker, Jasja
Franssen, Frits
Hoving, Eelco W
Kortbeek, Laetitia M
Kranendonk, Mariëtte E G
Meiners, Linda C
Rittscher-Fogg, A. E.(Anne)
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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.
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Animals, Child, Humans, Male, Netherlands, Neurocysticercosis/diagnostic imaging, Taenia/genetics, Epidemiology, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Eggink, H, Maas, M, van den Brand, J M A, Dekker, J, Franssen, F, Hoving, E W, Kortbeek, L M, Kranendonk, M E G, Meiners, L C, Rittscher, A E, Roelfsema, J & Schölvinck, E H 2024, 'Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 555-559. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3003.231402