Human gnathostomiasis: A review on the biology of the parasite with special reference on the current therapeutic management
Gnathostoma is a parasitic nematode that can infect a wide range of animal species, but human populations have become accidental hosts because of their habit of eating raw or undercooked meat from a wide variety of intermediate hosts. While gnathostomiasis is considered an endemic disease, cases of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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Series: | Food and Waterborne Parasitology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405676623000203 |