Table. Characteristics of 24 taeniasis cases, Thailand, 2002–2005*.
| Patient |
No. scolex/proglottids expelled | Morphologic identification of scolex | Preservative used | Molecular identification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Sex | Age, y | Year | ||||
| 1 | M | 60 | 2003 | 1 scolex without hook | Taenia saginata | NA | NT |
| 2 | F | 34 | 2005 | 3 scolices with hooks | T. solium | NA | NT |
| 3 | M | 55 | 2002 | Segment without scolex† | – | Formalin | T. solium |
| 4 | M | 29 | 2002 | 6 scolices with hooks | T. solium | Formalin | T. solium |
| 5 | F | 38 | 2003 | Segment without scolex† | – | Formalin | T. solium |
| 6 | F | 46 | 2002 | Segment without scolex† | – | Formalin | T. solium |
| 7 | F | 28 | 2002 | 2 scolices with hooks, 1 scolex without hook | T. solium, T. saginata | AFA AFA | T. solium T. asiatica‡ |
| 8 | M | NK | 2002 | Segment without scolex† | – | Ethanol | T. solium |
| 9 | M | 47 | 2004 | 1 scolex with hooks | T. solium | Ethanol | T. solium |
| 10 | M | 7 | 2004 | Segment without scolex† | – | Ethanol | T. solium |
| 11 | M | 43 | 2004 | 3 scolices with hooks | T. solium | Ethanol | T. solium |
| 12 | M | 10 | 2004 | Segment without scolex† | – | Ethanol | T. solium |
| 13 | M | 40 | 2003 | Segment without scolex† | – | Ethanol | T. saginata |
| 14 | F | NK | 2002 | Segment without scolex† | – | Ethanol | T. saginata |
| 15 | M | 40 | 2003 | 1 scolex without hook | T. saginata | Ethanol | T. saginata |
| 16 | M | 55 | 2004 | 1 scolex without hook | T. saginata | Ethanol | T. saginata |
| 17 | F | 30 | 2004 | 1 scolex without hook | T. saginata | Ethanol | T. saginata |
| 18 | M | 13 | 2004 | 1 scolex without hook | T. saginata | Ethanol | T. saginata |
| 19 | M | 45 | 2005 | 1 scolex without hook | T. saginata | Ethanol | T. saginata |
| 20 | F | 42 | 2003 | 3 scolices without hook | T. saginata | Ethanol | T. asiaticaठ|
| 21 | F | 28 | 2005 | 1 scolex without hook | T. saginata | Ethanol | T. asiatica‡ |
| 22 | M | 60 | 2005 | 1 scolex without hook | T. saginata | Ethanol | T. asiatica‡ |
| 23 | M | 32 | 2005 | 1 scolex without hook | T. saginata | Ethanol | T. asiatica‡ |
| 24 | M | 37 | 2005 | 1 scolex without hook | T. saginata | Ethanol | T. asiatica‡ |
*Year refers to year when specimen was collected; NA, not available; NT, not tested; Formalin, 10% formalin; AFA, alcohol-formalin-acetic acid; NK, not known; ethanol, 80% ethanol. †These segments without scolices were not examined for morphologic identification. ‡These cases (boldface) were identified as T. saginata morphologically but were confirmed to be T. asiatica by mitochondrial DNA analysis. §Three worms fixed separately.