Trichuris vulpis recovered from a patient with chronic diarrhea and five dogs

James J. Dunn; Sharon T. Columbus; William E. Aldeen; Mark Davis; Karen C. Carroll

doi:10.1128/JCM.40.7.2703-2704.2002

Trichuris vulpis recovered from a patient with chronic diarrhea and five dogs

James J. Dunn, Sharon T. Columbus, William E. Aldeen, Mark Davis, Karen C. Carroll

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We report a case of human infection with the whipworm of dogs, Trichuris vulpis, in a woman with duodenal ulcer disease, chronic diarrhea, and close contact with dogs. Morphologically, T. vulpis ova resemble those of the human whipworm (T. trichiura) but are nearly twice their size.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2703-2704
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	40
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.7.2703-2704.2002
State	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

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