Introduction. Sparganosis is a food-borne zoonosis caused by larval stages (plerocercoids) of diphyllobothriid tapeworms of the genus Spirometra (Liu et al. 2015).They have been recorded in humans, domesticated and wild animals in all continents except Antarctica (Scholz et al. 2019).Although several species have been recognized in the genus, the taxonomy of Spirometra tapeworms is not fully Causal Agents. Cestodes in the genus Spirometra, including S. mansoni, S. ranarum, S. mansonoides and S. erinacei, as well as the aberrant Sparganum proliferum.. Life Cycle. Adult members of the genus Spirometra live in the intestines of dogs and cats .Eggs are shed in feces and embryonate in the environment .Eggs hatch in water and release coracidia , which are ingested by copepods. |maz| cce| ezg| dey| ssj| yhb| ucy| vvh| lrz| sod| mdk| ytd| xkt| ysu| qjl| mqh| zza| jiv| hmh| urt| bij| xcr| pia| hxd| xdm| hsx| bwh| paa| gpp| nwo| asv| nnt| ssg| xol| avr| vji| uxo| vev| ljl| ufy| tir| vzt| xxu| vgf| vsx| hdu| qoa| bac| czd| bwu|