?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Human+Dipylidiasis%3A+A+Case+Report+of+Dipylidium+caninum+Infection+from+Karimnagar.&rft.creator=Ramana%2C+KV&rft.creator=Rao%2C+SD&rft.creator=Rao%2C+R&rft.creator=Mohanty%2C+SK&rft.creator=Wilson%2C+CG&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Dipylidium+caninum+also+refered+to+as+the+double-pored+tapeworm+is+a+cyclophyllidean+cestode+that+commonly+infects+dogs+and+cats.+Mammals+act+as+definite+hosts+with+intermediate+hosts+being+dog+and+cat+flea%2C+the+Ctenocephalides+canis+and+Ctenocephalides+catis+respectively.+The+dog+lice%2C+Trichodectes+canis+and+human+flea+(Pulex+irritans)+also+transmit+Dipylidium+caninum+infection.+Infants+and+young+children+are+at+high+risk+of+acquiring+infection.+Majority+of+the+infections+are+due+to+close+association+with+pet+dog+and+cats.+Humans+are+accidental+hosts+who+acquire+infection+by+ingestion+of+infected+dog+and+cat+fleas.+We+report+a+rare+case+of+Dipylidium+caninum+infection+in+a+9+year+old+girl+who+could+have+acquired+infection+by+consuming+food+contaminated+with+infected+fleas.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7990%2F1%2F2011-2-28.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ramana%2C+KV+and+Rao%2C+SD+and+Rao%2C+R+and+Mohanty%2C+SK+and+Wilson%2C+CG++(2011)+Human+Dipylidiasis%3A+A+Case+Report+of+Dipylidium+caninum+Infection+from+Karimnagar.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7990%2F