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William R. Barclay, MD

JAMA. 1981;246(21):2483.

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A report of diphyllobothriasis (fish tapeworm disease) in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (July 17, 1981) serves as a reminder that medical practice often presents physicians with unusual rather than simple, familiar diagnostic challenges. Large numbers of Americans travel abroad each year, and some of these return to the United States suffering from illnesses not normally encountered here. Others who stay at home may partake of foreign dishes that offer infectious agents as well as gustatory delight. The key to recognizing rarely encountered viral, bacterial, and parasitic infections is a carefully taken history plus knowledge of the epidemiology of these infections.

The report in MMWR describes an outbreak of diphyllobothriasis in a group of physicians who attended a party at which sushi (made from fresh tuna and red snapper purchased in California and fresh salmon from Alaska) was served. Stool examinations confirmed the diagnosis in four of the group. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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