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Bertiella (flatworm)
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This article is about the tapeworm genus that causes bertielliasis. For the fungal genus, see Bertiella (fungus).
Bertiella is a genus of cestode tapeworm parasites that primarily infects nonhuman primates, rodents and Australian marsupials. Infections by Bertiella are known as bertielliasis. Occasional human infections have been documented by one of two species: Bertiella studeri, or Bertiella mucronata. Bertiella transmission is through oribatid mites that are present in the soil of problem areas, and can be easily prevented by avoiding contact with nonhuman primates, rodents and soil in these areas.
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Genus: | Bertiella Stiles & Hassall, 1902 [1] |
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