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An Effective Barrier to Prevent Crop Contamination by Slug Vectors of Angiostrongylus cantonensis
The accidental ingestion of slugs, intermediate hosts to the Angiostrongylus cantonensis parasite, is the most common cause of rat lungworm disease (RLWD) found in humans in Hawaii. This disease has high morbidity and can be complicated to diagnose and treat. With these considerations, efforts in pr...
Autores principales: | Pang, Lorrin, Coppolo, Christy, Hauptman, Sara |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9209932/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35405655 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-1053 |
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