Abstract

MENGHI, CLAUDIA IRENE; GATTA, CLAUDIA LILIANA; VELASCO, ALBERTO  and  MENDEZ, OSCAR CÉSAR. HUMAN DIPHYLLOBOTHRIOSIS: FIRST CASE BY CONSUMPTION OF SUSHI IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA. Parasitol. latinoam. [online]. 2006, vol.61, n.3-4, pp. 165-167. ISSN 0717-7712.  doi: 10.4067/S0717-77122006000200011.

Diphyllobothriosis is an intestinal parasitosis caused by cestodes of the genus Diphyllobothrium. Scandinavia, the Great Lakes Area in North America, the Andean Patagonia, amongst others, are considered endemic zones of this parasitosis. As far as we know, this report represents the first case of diphyllobothriosis by consumption of sushi in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Keywords : Genus Diphyllobothrium; sushi; Buenos Aires; Argentina.