Intestinal amoebiasis: 160 years of its first detection and still remains as a health problem in developing countries
Amoebiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica), an extracellular enteric protozoan. This infection mainly affects people from developing countries with limited hygiene conditions, where it is endemic. Infective cysts are transmitted by the fecal-oral route, excyst...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Medical Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438422119303467 |