The morphology of the causative agent of human diphyllobothriasis in the Far East
Dovgalev, A.S.; Valovaia, M.A.; Piskunova, I.A.; Romanenko, N.A.; Khodakova, V.I.; Artamoshin, A.S.
Meditsinskaia Parazitologiia i Parazitarnye Bolezni 6: 42-46
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-8326 PMID: 1818248 Document Number: 383586
The morphology of types F, A, C plerocercoids, and mature Diphyllobothriidae of the Far Eastern populations (USSR) was studied by using scanning electron microscopy. New data were obtained on structure the skin muscular sac of plerocercoids type F (presence of tegumental microvilli, multi poly-layer of longitudinal subtegumental musculature, and variation of quantity of muscular filaments along strobila. The morphological identity of mature Diphyllobothriidae from the volunteer (self-infection of plerocercoid "type F"), infested men and seagulls from focuses of diphyllobothriasis in the Pacific Ocean regions in the Far East of the USSR was proved.