Article: A human case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in Nepal
Abstract
A case of Hymenolepis diminuta infecton in human is reported. The patient was an 18 year old Nepalese female with an array of gastrointestinal symptoms. She was successfully treated with niclosamide. This report, for the first time; of H. diminuta in Jiri area confirms the possible distribution of this species in Nepal.
C.B. Kunwar
Jiri Helminth Project/Jiri Growth Study, Jiri 9, Naya Bazzar, Dolakha, Nepal
B. Subba
Department of Biochemistry, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
M. Shrestha
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Gerontology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
R.H. Chapagain
Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA
B. Jha
Lifespan Health Research Center, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA
J. Subedi
Jiri Helminth Project/Jiri Growth Study, Jiri 9, Naya Bazzar, Dolakha, Nepal
J Blangero
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Gerontology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
S. Williams Blangero
Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA
B. Towne
Lifespan Health Research Center, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.209
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