Not every worm wrapped around a stick is a guinea worm: a case of Onchocerca volvulus mimicking Dracunculus medinensis

BACKGROUND: Despite being certified guinea worm free in 2007, Cameroon continues surveillance efforts to ensure rapid verification of any suspected reoccurrence. This includes the investigation of every rumor and confirmation of each suspicious expulsed worm. This paper presents fieldwork carried ou...

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Autores principales: Mbong, Eta Ngole, Sume, Gerald Etapelong, Danbe, Flaubert, Kum, Walter Kang, Mbi, Valeri Oben, Fouda, André Arsène Bita, Atem, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4502467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26178636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1004-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4502467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26178636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1004-1

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