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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Historical Perspective

Eggs of Diphyllobothrium found in France and Germany dates back to 4000 BC. In 1592 AD, first recognizable description of the disease was by T. Dunus in Locarno, Switzerland.

History of the lifecycle of diphyllobothrium latum:

• In 1747 AD, the first recognition of the link between the parasite and fish was by H. D. Sporing.
• 1758 AD, the species was named as Taenia lata by C. Linnaeus.
• Transmission to humans through consumption of infected fish was elucidated at the end of the 19th-century.

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