Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands

Hendriekje Eggink; Miriam Maas; Judith M A van den Brand; Jasja Dekker; Frits Franssen; Eelco W Hoving; Laetitia M Kortbeek; Mariëtte E G Kranendonk; Linda C Meiners; Anne E Rittscher; Jeroen Roelfsema; Elisabeth H Schölvinck

doi:10.3201/eid3003.231402

Taenia martis Neurocysticercosis-Like Lesion in Child, Associated with Local Source, the Netherlands

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Mar;30(3):555-559. doi: 10.3201/eid3003.231402.

Authors

Hendriekje Eggink, Miriam Maas, Judith M A van den Brand, Jasja Dekker, Frits Franssen, Eelco W Hoving, Laetitia M Kortbeek, Mariëtte E G Kranendonk, Linda C Meiners, Anne E Rittscher, Jeroen Roelfsema, Elisabeth H Schölvinck

Abstract

A neurocysticercosis-like lesion in an 11-year-old boy in the Netherlands was determined to be caused by the zoonotic Taenia martis tapeworm. Subsequent testing revealed that 15% of wild martens tested in that region were infected with T. martis tapeworms with 100% genetic similarity; thus, the infection source was most likely local.

Keywords: Cestoda; Mustelidae; Neurocysticercosis; Taenia; parasites; the Netherlands; zoonoses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Child
Humans
Male
Netherlands
Neurocysticercosis* / diagnostic imaging
Taenia* / genetics