Parasitic and zoonotic meningoencephalitis in humans and equids: Current knowledge and the role of Halicephalobus gingivalis

Halicephalobus gingivalis is a saprophytic nematode parasite that causes a rare form of fatal meningoencephalomyelitis in equids, humans, and ruminants. This nematode has neurotropic activity, but has also been found in the kidney, liver, lungs, optic nerves and even heart of its host. Despite the z...

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Autores principales: Onyiche, ThankGod E., Okute, Theresa O., Oseni, Oluwasina S., Okoro, Dennis O., Biu, Abdullahi A., Mbaya, Albert W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5952678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29774297
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2017.12.002

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5952678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29774297
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2017.12.002

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