It's the first Monday of the month and time for our case from Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp. Loranne Lambregts is a new colleague of Idzi's and contributed to this case, identifying the object of interest below that was submitted for parasite identification in their lab. It measured approximately 1.5 cm in greatest dimension and was still moving when received! Here it is pressed between two glass slides:
What is your identification? (Be as specific as possible 😊)
3 comments:
Taenia saginata. Perhaps Taenia solium, i'm not experienced with counting lateral uterine branches but I believe there are about 15 on one side and 13 on the other which is above/at the upper end of what is expected for T. solium. Great image of Taenia egg as well.
Wow, we already have one response. For sure the egg with its striated shell and onchosphere with refractile hooklets identifies the Taenia species. It was still moving when received indicates that it fits either Taenia asiatica or saginata and not solium. The proglottid does not have as many main uterine ranches like the typical saginata leads me to believe it may be Taenia asiatica.
Florida Fan
Taenia saginata - beef tapeworm is most likely with the motile proglottid and > 12 uterine branches. T. asiatica proglottids may also have 11-31 uterine branches and is associated with pork ingestion and acquired in Asia. I couldn’t find anything on proglottid motility for this tapeworm. Dietary habits and travel history would be helpful.
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