Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands
Eggink, Hendriekje Maas, Miriam van den Brand, Judith MA Dekker, Jasja Franssen, Frits Hoving, Eelco W Kortbeek, Laetitia M Kranendonk, Mariëtte EG Meiners, Linda C Rittscher, Anne E
Eggink, Hendriekje
Maas, Miriam
van den Brand, Judith MA
Dekker, Jasja
Franssen, Frits
Hoving, Eelco W
Kortbeek, Laetitia M
Kranendonk, Mariëtte EG
Meiners, Linda C
Rittscher, Anne E
Series / Report no.
Open Access
Type
Article
Language
en
Date
2024-03
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Title
Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands
Translated Title
Published in
Emerg Infect Dis 2024; 30(3):555-559
Abstract
A neurocysticercosis-like lesion in an 11-year-old boy in the Netherlands was determined to be caused by the zoonotic Taenia martis tapeworm. Subsequent testing revealed that 15% of wild martens tested in that region were infected with T. martis tapeworms with 100% genetic similarity; thus, the infection source was most likely local.