The Recent Human Case of Taenia saginata in Iran: Could Be a Sign of Re-Emerging Scenario?
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Zeynab Askari
,
Mohammad Reza Vafaei
,
Faezeh Najafi
,
Mahbobeh Alizadeh
,
Zahra Gholami
,
Haleh Hanifian
,
Eshrat Beigom Kia
,
Gholamreza Mowlavi
Abstract
Beef tape worm a zoonotic helminth of platyhelminth phylum, is reported here in a 28-year-old female patient from Tehran, Iran taking advantage of microscopic and molecular techniques. The occurrence of this infection has been recorded high in previous decades in Iran while its record nowadays looks rare in the country. Two 18s and Cox1 fragments were amplified and sequenced successfully using specific primers. This case underscores the potential for Taenia saginata transmission in the region, warranting rigorous slaughterhouse inspections and enhanced public awareness efforts.
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2. Arfaa F. Medical helminthology. 8th ed. Iran: Khosravi; 1391.
3. Vafaei MR, Faridnia R, Mostafaei S et al. Estimation of economic impacts due to hydatidosis among livestok in Kermanshah Province, western Iran. Comp Clin Pathol. 2018; 27:393-398.
4. Bowles J, Blair D, and McManus DP. Genetic variants within the genus Echinococcus identified by mitochondrial DNA sequencing. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 1992; 54(2):165-173.
5. Braae UC, Thomas LF, Robertson LJ, et al. Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in the Americas. Parasit Vectors. 2018;11:518.
6. Trevisan C, Sotiraki S, Laranjo-González M, et al. Epidemiology of tae niosis/cysticercosis in Europe, a systematic review: eastern Europe. Parasit Vectors. 2018; 11: 569.
7. Eichenberger RM, Thomas LF, Gabriël S, et al. Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in East, Southeast and South Asia. Parasit Vectors. 2020; 13:234.
8. Nematihonar B, Hosseini SPK, and Toutounchi AH. Taenia saginata, the incidental find in case of intestinal perforation after blunt trauma and literature review. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2023; 103:107909.
9. Askari Z, Ruehli F, Bouwman A, et al. Genomic palaeoparasitology traced the occurrence of Taenia asiatica in ancient Iran (Sassanid Empire, 2nd cent. CE–6th cent. CE). Sci Rep, 2022; 12(1):12045.
10. Kia, E, Masoud J, Yaldaet A, et al. Study on human taeniasis by administring anti-Taenia drug. Iran J Public Health. 2005; 34(4):47-50.
11. Kia E,Afshar-Moghadam N, and Kazemzade H. Appendicular taeniasis: association with acute gangrene appendicitis in Isfahan, Iran. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2004; 35(Suppl 1):259-61.
12. Nasiri V, Esmailnia K, Karim G, et al. Intestinal parasitic infections among inhabitants of Karaj City, Tehran province, Iran in 2006-2008. Korean J Parasitol. 2009; 47(3): 265-8.
13. Sharifipanah I, Azarakhsh A, Dehghan P, et al. Meat Borne Parasites in Iran: A Review. Journal of Nutrition, Fasting and Health, 2024; 12(Issue 4 (Special Insight to Food Safety)): 268-280.
14. Shafaghi A, Rezayat KA, Mansour-Ghanaei F, et al. Taenia: an uninvited guest. Am J Case Rep. 2015; 16:501-4.
15. Sheikhian MR. A common worm in a rare place. Iran J Public Health. 2013; 42(11):1321-3.
16. Soosaraei M, Alizadeh S, Fakhar M, et al. Intestinal perforation and peritonitis due to Taenia saginata: A case report from Iran. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2017; 24:74-76.
17. Garedaghi Y. A case report of Taenia saginata infection in a 23-year-old man living in Parsabad Moghan area in Ardabil province, Iran. Int J Med Parasitol Epidemiol Sci. 2021; 2(4):95-97.
18. Khoshsima Shahraki M, Ebrahimzadeh-Abkoh E, Abolhasaniet M, al. Taeniasis, a neglected tropical disease, from Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology. 2024; 16(4):65-69.
19. Sharifdini M, Nematdoost K, Shafie R, et al. Acute eosinophilic appendicitis caused by Taenia saginata: A case report. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021;64:102241.
20. Golafshan P and Nejadi SMH. The Considerable Case Reports: Observed Taenia saginata after Consuming Undercooked Beef. J Nutr Food Secur. 2025; 10(1):1-4
21. AL-Sultani SH and AL-Quraishi MA. Investigation and Diagnosis of Taenia saginata Parasite in Specific Rural Areas of Babylon Province, Iraq. Int J Adv Multidisc Res Stud. 2023; 3(6):1375-1380
22. Torgerson PR, Abdybekova AM, Minbaeva G, et al. Epidemiology of Taenia saginata taeniosis/cysticercosis: a systematic review of the distribution in central and western Asia and the Caucasus. Parasit Vectors, 2019; 12:175.
23. FAOSTAT, F. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations-Statistic Division. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/
24. Bobić B, Ćirković V, Klun I, et al. Epidemiology of Taenia solium infection in the Russian Federation in the last 20 years: a systematic review. J Helminthol. 2021; 95:e49.
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Askari Z, Vafaei MR, Najafi F, Alizadeh M, Gholami Z, Hanifian H, Kia EB, Mowlavi G. The Recent Human Case of Taenia saginata in Iran: Could Be a Sign of Re-Emerging Scenario?. Iran J Parasitol. 2025;20(3):475-481.
