New cases of human diphyllobothriosis in Patagonia, Argentine Novos casos de difilobotriosis humana na região da Patagônia, Argentina

The purpose of the paper is to describe 4 new cases of human diphyllobothriosis in Patagonia, Argentine. Adult parasites recovered were submitted to morphological and histological analyses for taxonomic identification. The etiological agent found was always Diphyllobothrium latum and all the cases w...

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Main Authors: Liliana Semenas, Ana Kreiter, Javier Urbanski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2001-04-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102001000200017