A genus of tapeworm, containing several species, found as adults in birds and mammals. The larvae or cysticercoid stage develop in invertebrates. Human infection has been reported and is probably acquired from eating inadequately cooked meat of animals infected with the second larval stage known as the tetrahythridium.
Registry Number
txid53467
Previous Indexing
Cestoda (1966-1985)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under CESTODA 1987-90; was MESOCESTROIDES see under CESTODA 1986
Online Note
use MESOCESTOIDES to search MESOCESTROIDES 1986
History Note
91(87); was see under CESTODA 1987-90; was MESOCESTROIDES see under CESTODA 1986
A genus of tapeworm, containing several species, found as adults in birds and mammals. The larvae or cysticercoid stage develop in invertebrates. Human infection has been reported and is probably acquired from eating inadequately cooked meat of animals infected with the second larval stage known as the tetrahythridium.
