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Diphyllobothriasis historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Eggs of Diphyllobothrium are found in France and Germany dates back to 4000 BC. In 1592 AD, T. Dunus gave the first recognizable description of the disease and the life cycle was fully elucidated at the end of 19th century.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
Eggs of Diphyllobothrium found in France and Germany dates back to 4000 BC. In 1592 AD, T. Dunus made the first recognizable description of the disease in Locarno, Switzerland.[1][2]
History of the lifecycle of diphyllobothrium latum:
- In 1747 AD, H. D. Sporing recognized the link between the parasite and fish.
- 1758 AD, C. Linnaeus gave the name Taenia to the species.
- At the end of the 19th-century, transmission to humans through consumption of infected fish was elucidated.
- In 1917, Janicki and Rosen identified the role of the copepod as the first intermediate host.
References
References
- ↑ Scholz T, Garcia HH, Kuchta R, Wicht B (2009). “Update on the human broad tapeworm (genus diphyllobothrium), including clinical relevance”. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 22 (1): 146–60, Table of Contents. doi:10.1128/CMR.00033-08. PMC 2620636. PMID 19136438.
- ↑ Guttowa A, Moskwa B (2005). “[The history of the exploration of the Diphyllobothrium latum life cycle]”. Wiad Parazytol (in Polish). 51 (4): 359–64. PMID 16913511.
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