Diphyllobothrium ursi from Man in British Columbia--First Report of This Tapeworm in Canada

Authors

Leo Margolis, Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia
Robert L. Rausch, Arctic Health Research CenterFollow
E. Robertson, Lions Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, British Columbia

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

11-1973

Comments

Published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health (November-December 1973) 64(6): 588-589.

Abstract

A case of human infection in British Columbia by the tapeworm Diphyllobothrium ursi is reported and the likely source of infection is discussed. This is the first report of D. ursi in Canada and the third from humans.