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The genetic variation of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the People's Republic of China.
Infectious diseases of poverty - 1 Sept 2017
Lv Shan, Zhang Yi, Steinmann Peter, Utzinger Jürg, Zhou Xiao-Nong
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BACKGROUND: The People's Republic of China (P.R. China) is the presumptive home range of the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a major aetiological agent of human eosinophilic meningitis. We present a study of the genetic variation of A. cantonensis in P.R. China. Our aim was to deepen the current knowledge pertaining to its origin and global spread from a molecular perspective. METHODS: Adult A....
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