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Lung fluke (Paragonimus africanus) infects Nigerian red-capped mangabeys and causes respiratory disease

Eggs of the lung fluke genus Paragonimus were detected in red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus) in Nigeria. We assess the role of these primates as potential sylvatic hosts and the clinical effects of the parasite on monkeys. DNA sequenced from eggs in feces were 100% identical in the ITS2 reg...

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Autores principales: Friant, Sagan, Brown, Kelsey, Saari, Mason T., Segel, Nicholas H., Slezak, Julia, Goldberg, Tony L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26543803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.08.003