Human infection with Moniliformis moniliformis (Bremser 1811) (Travassos 1915) in Iran: Another case report after three decades

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-103

  Salehabadi, Alireza ^a   Mowlavi, Gholamreza ^b   Sadjjadi, Seyed Mahmoud ^c  

^a BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Parasitology; Vector borne; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MONILIFORMIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORM EGG;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; IRAN; MONILIFORMIS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PIPERAZINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MONILIFORMIS MONILIFORMIS;

EID: 39449112693     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0150     Document Type: Article

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