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Circulation and colonisation of Blastocystis subtypes in schoolchildren of various ethnicities in rural northern Thailand.
Epidemiology and infection - 27 Apr 2023
McCain Abby, Gruneck Lucsame, Popluechai Siam, Tsaousis Anastasios D, Gentekaki Eleni
Abstract excerpt
Blastocystis is a protist of controversial pathogenicity inhabiting the gut of humans and other animals. Despite a century of intense study, understanding of the epidemiology of Blastocystis remains fragmentary. Here, we aimed to explore its prevalence, stability of colonisation and association with various factors in a rural elementary school in northern Thailand. One hundred and forty faecal samples were...
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