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Distribution and current infection status of Biomphalaria straminea in Hong Kong
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis, also generally known as snail fever, is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma. In Hong Kong and mainland China, the freshwater snail Biomphalaria straminea has been introduced and has the potential to transmit intestinal schistosomias...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5526268/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28743308 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2285-3 |