Human balantidiasis in Iran: An unresolved enigma?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 160-161

  Solaymani Mohammadi, Shahram ^a   Rezaian, Mostafa ^a   Anwar, M Ali ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RURAL AREA; SOIL; SWINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 15044347654     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.02.001     Document Type: Letter

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