Adhiratha BoonyasiriPornsuk CheunsuchonYupin SuputtamongkolHiroshi YamasakiOranuch SanpoolWanchai MaleewongPewpan M. IntapanMahidol UniversityNational Institute of Infectious DiseasesKhon Kaen University2018-11-092018-11-092014-01-01American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.91, No.2 (2014), 389-393000296372-s2.0-84907260918https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/34059Human sparganosis is one of the neglected diseases but important food-borne parasitic zoonoses. The disease is caused by larvae (spargana) of diphyllobothriidean tapeworm. Here, we describe nine cases of human sparganosis, caused by Spirometra erinaceieuropaei in a hospital in Thailand during 2001-2012. Clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcome of cases were revealed. Diagnosis and identification of causative parasite species was made by histopathological investigations followed by a polymerase chain reaction-based molecular method using formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissues. The DNA samples were extracted from tissues and a partial fragment of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene was amplified for the detection of parasitic DNA. Infection could be prevented by increasing activities on health communication by responsible public health agencies. Copyright © 2014 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Mahidol UniversityImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.4269/ajtmh.14-0178