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Tapeworm Infections

Diagnosis and treatment of tapeworm infections

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Jan 17, 2026
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What treatment options and clinical outcomes have been reported for humans with pancreatic or biliary fluke infections, including case series and therapeutic follow-ups?

Human infections with biliary or pancreatic flukes are treated with a mix of antiparasitic drugs—principally praziquantel for clonorchiasis/opisthorchiasis and triclabendazole for fascioliasis—supplem...

Jan 8, 2026

How are tapeworm and Toxoplasma infections diagnosed and treated differently from trichinosis?

Tapeworm infections, Toxoplasma gondii infection (toxoplasmosis), and trichinosis are caused by fundamentally different parasites—cestodes, an apicomplexan protozoon, and a nematode respectively—and t...