Identification of the Human Paragonimiasis Causative Agent in Lao People's Democratic Republic

S. Yahiro; S. Habe; V. Duong; P. Odermatt; H. Barennes; M. Strobel; S. Nakamura

doi:10.1645/GE-1457.1

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S. Yahiro,¹ S. Habe,^2,3 V. Duong,⁴ P. Odermatt,^4,5 H. Barennes,⁴ M. Strobel,⁴ S. Nakamura⁶

¹Taketomi Clinic, Fukuoka City 8100032, Japan
²Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine Fukuoka University, Fukuoka City 8140180, Japan
³To whom correspondence should be addressed. shabe@fukuoka-u.ac.jp
⁴Institut de la Francophonie pour la Médecine Tropicale, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
⁵Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel 4002, Switzerland
⁶Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan, Tokyo Japan

Abstract

To assess the species of human paragonimiasis in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 6 ovum samples from 6 native confirmed paragonimiasis patients were examined with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplifying the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2). The PCR products were sequenced, and a homology search was performed using the GenBank. All 6 sequences were identical with Paragonimus heterotremus ITS2. Our work suggests that P. heterotremus may be the main etiological agent of human paragonimiasis in this locality.

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S. Yahiro, S. Habe, V. Duong, P. Odermatt, H. Barennes, M. Strobel, and S. Nakamura "Identification of the Human Paragonimiasis Causative Agent in Lao People's Democratic Republic," Journal of Parasitology 94(5), 1176-1177, (1 October 2008). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1457.1

Published: 1 October 2008

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