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Adult tapeworms of this species parasitize mainly in the intestine of dogs and cats and are only rarely found in the intestine in humans. The reason is, that dogs ingest much more common potentially infected adult fleas or portions of them than humans. Thus, mainly children become infected due to hand-mouth contacts after touching/caressing the dog’s fur.
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Mehlhorn, H. (2021). Dipylidium caninum . In: Strube, C., Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Dog Parasites Endangering Human Health. Parasitology Research Monographs, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53230-7_8
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