A possible circulation of a dominant Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis haplotype in Japan revealed by molecular analysis of clinical tapeworm samples

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dc.contributor.authorLadzekpo, D.
dc.contributor.authorKwofie, K.D.
dc.contributor.authorDadzie, S.K.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-04T14:08:16Z
dc.date.available2023-07-04T14:08:16Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractHuman diphyllobothriasis, caused by Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis, is prevalent globally, especially in regions where raw fish is consumed. Recent molecular diagnostic techniques have made species identification of tapeworm parasites and the determination of genetic variations among parasite populations possible. However, only a few studies done over a decade ago, have reported on the genetic variation among D. nihonkaiensis in Japan. The present study employed PCR-based mitochondrial DNA analysis to specifically detect D. nihonkaiensis from archived clinical samples, and to determine any genetic variation that may exist among the Japanese broad tapeworms from patients of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Target genes were amplified from DNA extracted from the ethanol- or formaldehyde-fixed samples by PCR. Further sequencing and comparative phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial COI and ND1 sequences were also performed. In our results, all PCR-amplified and sequenced samples were identified as D. nihonkaiensis. Analysis of COI sequences revealed two haplotype lineages. However, clustering of almost all COI (and ND1) sample sequences into one of the two haplotype clades, together with reference sequences from different countries worldwide, revealed a common haplotype among D. nihonkaiensis samples in our study. Our results suggest a possible presence of a dominant D. nihonkaiensis haplotype, with a global distribution circulating in Japan. Results from this study have the potential to improve the management of clinical cases and establish robust control measures to reduce the burden of human diphyllobothriasis in Japan.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2023.102771
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/39495
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherParasitology Internationalen_US
dc.subjectTapewormen_US
dc.subjectDiphyllobothriasisen_US
dc.subjectDibothriocephalus nihonkaiensisen_US
dc.titleA possible circulation of a dominant Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis haplotype in Japan revealed by molecular analysis of clinical tapeworm samplesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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