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Journal Article 
Trichuris vulpis (Froelich, 1789) Infection in a Child: A Case Report 
Marquez-Navarro, A; Garcia-Bracamontes, G; Alvarez-Fernandez, BE; Avila-Caballero, LuzP; Santos-Aranda, I; Diaz-Chiguer, DL; Sanchez-Manzano, RM; Rodriguez-Bataz, E; Nogueda-Torres, B 
2012 
1 
Korean Journal of Parasitology
ISSN: 0023-4001 
50 
1 
69-71 
22451737 
WOS:000302201700011 
We present a human infection with the canine whipworm, Trichuris vulpis, in a child suffering from rhinitis with a diagnosis of rhinitis. T vulpis eggs resemble those of T trichiura but they can be differentiated based on their morphological features and egg size, using micrometry with an ocular micrometer. T vulpis eggs measured an average of 90 pm by 44 pm (range 86-99 mu m by 38-47 mu m). Prevalence of hookworms (28.1%), Toxocara canis (11.8%), and Trichuris vulpis (3.5%) was found in 292 fecal samples of dogs collected at the pen-domicile, which showed that the risk of infection was not only fortuitous. The treatment of canine whipworm infections is similar to that of T trichiura infection. We recommend differentiation of the 2 species for their epidemiological and prevention implications. 
Trichuris vulpis; canine whipworm; micrometry; rhinitis