Imported Asymptomatic Bancroftian Filariasis Discovered from a Plasmodium vivax Infected Patient: A Case Report from Singapore

Human lymphatic filariasis is a vector-borne disease mainly caused by the parasitic nematode Wuchereria bancrofti and transmitted worldwide within the tropical and subtropical regions. Singapore was once endemic for bancroftian filariasis but recent reports are scarce and the disease is nearly forgo...

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Autores principales: Chavatte, Jean-Marc, Jureen, Roland
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28804661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1972587

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28804661
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1972587

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