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Possible transmission of Strongyloides fuelleborni between working Southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) and their owners in Southern Thailand: Molecular identification and diversity.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2020
Janwan Penchom, Rodpai Rutchanee, Intapan Pewpan M, Sanpool Oranuch, Tourtip Somjintana, Maleewong Wanchai, Thanchomnang Tongjit
Abstract excerpt
Human strongyloidiasis is caused by Strongyloides stercoralis, S. fuelleborni fuelleborni and Strongyloides f. kellyi. Strongyloides fuelleborni is a soil-transmitted nematode parasite typically infecting non-human primates. The southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) is distributed throughout the southern part of Thailand and could be a source of zoonotic transmission of this nematode. Here, we extracted...
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