Capillariaisis (Trichurida, Trichinellidae, Capillaria hepatica) in the Brazilian Amazon: low pathogenicity, low infectivity and a novel mode of transmission

BACKGROUND: Human capillariasis caused by Capillaria hepatica (syn. Calodium hepaticum) is a rare disease with no more than 40 cases registered around the world. Classically, the disease has severe symptoms that mimic acute hepatitis. Natural reservoirs of C. hepatica are urban rodents (Mus musculus...

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Autores principales: Camargo, Luis Marcelo Aranha, de Souza Almeida Aranha Camargo, Juliana, Vera, Luana Janaina de Souza, di Tarique Crispim Barreto, Pedro, Tourinho, Eudes Kang, de Souza, Marcia Maria
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20187941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-11

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20187941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-11

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