Bertiella studeri Infection in Children, Sri Lanka

Abstract

We provide a detailed molecular and phylogenetic description of Bertiella studeri tapeworms infecting children in Sri Lanka. Our findings can be used to identify multiple species of Bertiella tapeworms that can infect human hosts in the Old World.

Keywords

• Bertiella studeri
• zoonotic infection
• pediatric patients
• mitochondrial markers
• NAD1
• COX1