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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...
Autores principales: | Onyiche, ThankGod E., Okute, Theresa O., Oseni, Oluwasina S., Okoro, Dennis O., Biu, Abdullahi A., Mbaya, Albert W. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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