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Two cases of monkey tapeworm (<i>Bertiella studeri</i>) infestation from Sabaragamuwa Province

Author(s) -

RN Morawakkorala,

AMRD Senarathana,

ACD De Alwis,

Sevwandi Abeywardana

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153

H-Index - 6

eISSN - 2386-110X

pISSN - 1391-5452

DOI - 10.4038/sljch.v35i1.7

Subject(s) - medical journal , sri lanka , scopus , medicine , publishing , transparency (behavior) , library science , family medicine , political science , south asia , medline , law , history , ancient history , computer science

Bertiella studeri is an anaoplocephalid tapeworm which inhabits the small intestine. Monkey is its natural host while intermediate hosts are certain species of Oribatid mites which are found in soil. Human infection can occur as a result of accidental ingestion of infected mites, containing the cystercercoid stage of the worm. The first case of human infection in Sri Lanka was reported in 1976 from the central province1. Several cases were reported from southern province and we report the first two cases from Sabaragamuwa. Key words: monkey tapeworm, Bertiella studeri, child, Sri Lanka DOI = 10.4038/sljch.v35i1.7 Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health , 2006; 35: 34-5

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