This paper reports the occurrence of diphyllobothrid operculated eggs with abopercular knob, found in stool samples from 5 adult humans from Rio de Janeiro, who usually ate raw fish as sushi and sashimi, and presented gastrointestinal disturbances.
Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Veterinária, Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Caixa Postal 74508, CEP: 23851-970, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.
