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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Chancey RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7856340 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Open forum infectious diseases 20201223 2
Limited data exist on human Macracanthorhynchus infections. We report an asymptomatic 17-month-old who passed eggs and an adult Macracanthorhynchus ingens worm, indicating parasite maturation and reproduction. Macracanthorhynchus ingens may have a greater capacity to mature in humans versus Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus. ...[more]