Acknowledgement
This study was carefully reviewed by the ethics committee of Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital in accordance with relevant medical ethics regulations, because the study involved the isolation of T. saginata from a patient and was therefore subject to the principles of medical ethics. We obtained approval (Approval No. 2016-12) from the ethics committee, ensuring that the study met the relevant requirements of the ethics committee and maintained the rights of the patient. This study was focused only on T. saginata isolated from a patient and did not involve any personal privacy information (individual details, images or videos). Before T. saginata deworming, the patient was informed that the tapeworm would be further identified or used for scientific research. She knew this and agreed to the publication of biological information about the tapeworm. We are grateful to the staff working in Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital for their assistance with collecting the samples and data. This research was supported by the Basic Scientific Independent Research Project of Qinghai Academy of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine (MKY-2019-10) and the Qinghai University Young and Middle Research Foundation Project (2018-QNY-1).
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