| molecular identification of diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense from 3 human cases in heilongjiang province with a brief literature review in china. | human diphyllobothriasis is a widespread fish-borne zoonosis caused by the infection with broad tapeworms belonging to the genus diphyllobothrium. in mainland china, so far 20 human cases of diphyllobothrium infections have been reported, and the etiologic species were identified as d. latum and d. nihonkaiense based on morphological characteristics or molecular analysis. in the present study, proglottids of diphyllobothriid tapeworms from 3 human cases that occurred in heilongjiang province, ch ... | 2015 | 26797434 |