Molecular Confirmation that Fasciola gigantica Can Undertake Aberrant Migrations in Human Hosts

Two cases of aberrant migration by the liver fluke Fasciola gigantica in humans are reported. In both cases, subadult worms emerged through the skin. The identity of the worms was confirmed from their DNA sequences. This uncommon human pathogen might be more likely than F. hepatica to undertake aber...

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Main Authors: Le, Thanh Hoa, De, Nguyen Van, Agatsuma, Takeshi, Blair, David, Vercruysse, Jozef, Dorny, Pierre, Nguyen, Thanh Giang Thi, McManus, Donald P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2007
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Case Reports
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1829072/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17135435
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01151-06
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