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Nodule Worm Infection in Humans and Wild Primates in Uganda: Cryptic Species in a Newly Identified Region of Human Transmission

INTRODUCTION: Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are a major health concern in tropical and sub-tropical countries. Oesophagostomum infection is considered endemic to West Africa but has also been identified in Uganda, East Africa, among primates (including humans). However, the taxonomy and ecology...

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Autores principales: Ghai, Ria R., Chapman, Colin A., Omeja, Patrick A., Davies, T. Jonathan, Goldberg, Tony L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3888470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24421915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002641