A human case of <i>Hymenolepis diminuta</i> infection in Nepal

Authors

  • C.B. Kunwar Jiri Helminth Project/Jiri Growth Study, Jiri 9, NayaBazzar, Dolakha, Nepal
  • B. Subba Jiri Helminth Project/Jiri Growth Study, Jiri 9, NayaBazzar, Dolakha, Nepal
  • M. Shrestha Jiri Helminth Project/Jiri Growth Study, Jiri 9, NayaBazzar, Dolakha, Nepal
  • R.H. Chapagain Jiri Helminth Project/Jiri Growth Study, Jiri 9, NayaBazzar, Dolakha, Nepal
  • B. Jha Department of Biochemistry, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • J. Subedi Department of Sociology,Anthropology, and Gerontology,Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
  • J. Blangero Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, SanAntonio, Texas, USA
  • S. Williams Blangero Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, SanAntonio, Texas, USA
  • B. Towne Lifespan Health Research Center,Wright State University School ofMedicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA

Abstract

A case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in human is reported. The patient was an 18 year old Nepalese female with an array of gastrointestinal symptoms. She was successfully treated with niclosamide. This report, for the first time; of H. diminuta in Jiri area confirms the possible distribution of this species in Nepal. Journal of Institute of Medicine Vol.27(3) 2005

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Author Biography

C.B. Kunwar, Jiri Helminth Project/Jiri Growth Study, Jiri 9, NayaBazzar, Dolakha, Nepal

C. B. Kuwar, Jiri Helminth Project/Jiri Growth Study, Jiri 9, Nayabazar, Dolakha, Nepal

How to Cite

Kunwar, C., Subba, B., Shrestha, M., Chapagain, R., Jha, B., Subedi, J., Blangero, J., Blangero, S. W., & Towne, B. (2007). A human case of <i>Hymenolepis diminuta</i> infection in Nepal. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 27(3), 66–67. Retrieved from https://nepjol.info/index.php/JIOM/article/view/422

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 3 (2005)

Section

Case Reports