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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...
Autores principales: | Chavatte, Jean-Marc, Jureen, Roland |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi
2017
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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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