Malignant Transformation of Hymenolepis nana in a Human Host

Atis Muehlenbachs¹, Julu Bhatnagar, Carlos A Agudelo+15

• ¹From the Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (A.M., J.B., M.G.M., D.C.R., T.L.J., P.W.G., S.R.Z.), Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health (M.L.E., B.A.M.), Biotechnology Core Facility, Division of Scientific Resources, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (M.A.F.), Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (G.S.V.), and Mycotic Diseases Branch (C.D.P.), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Emory University School of Medicine (A.H.) - all in Atlanta; Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana School of Health Sciences (C.A.A., A.H., A.V.H., L.R.D.), Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana (C.A.A.), and Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe (A.H., A.V.H.), Medellín, and Centros Especializados de San Vicente Fundación, Rionegro (C.A.A.) - all in Colombia; Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan (A.I.); and the Department of Life Sciences, Division of Parasites and Vectors, Natural History Museum, London (P.D.O.).