Potential risk of fish-borne nematode infections in humans in Brazil – Current status based on a literature review
A literature survey identified a variety of potentially zoonotic fish-borne nematode species in both marine and freshwater hosts which are common throughout Brazil. The few cases of fish-borne zoonotic nematodioses reported in humans in Brazil are summarized, and the possible routes of infection are...
Main Authors: | J.C. Eiras, G.C. Pavanelli, R.M. Takemoto, M.U. Yamaguchi, L.C. Karkling, Y. Nawa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-12-01
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Series: | Food and Waterborne Parasitology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405676616300087 |
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