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Genomic studies on Strongyloides stercoralis in northern and western Thailand.
Parasites & vectors - 13 May 2020
Aupalee Kittipat, Wijit Adulsak, Singphai Kittikhun, Rödelsperger Christian, Zhou Siyu, Saeung Atiporn, Streit Adrian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Strongyloidiasis is a soil borne helminthiasis, which in most cases is caused by Strongyloides stercoralis. Human infections with S. fuelleborni fuelleborni and S. fuelleborni kellyi also occur. Although up to 370 million people are currently estimated to be infected with S. stercoralis, this parasite is frequently overlooked. Strongyloides stercoralis is prevalent among humans in Thailand; however,...
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