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DNA multigene characterization of Fasciola hepatica and Lymnaea neotropica and its fascioliasis transmission capacity in Uruguay, with historical correlation, human report review and infection risk analysis.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Feb 2017
Bargues María Dolores, Gayo Valeria, Sanchis Jaime, Artigas Patricio, Khoubbane Messaoud, Birriel Soledad, Mas-Coma Santiago
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BACKGROUND: Fascioliasis is a pathogenic disease transmitted by lymnaeid snails and recently emerging in humans, in part due to effects of climate changes, anthropogenic environment modifications, import/export and movements of livestock. South America is the continent presenting more human fascioliasis hyperendemic areas and the highest prevalences and intensities known. These scenarios appear mainly linked to...
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