Identification of the human paragonimiasis causative agent in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1176-1177

  Yahiro, S ^a   Habe, S ^b   Duong, V ^c   Odermatt, P ^c,d   Barennes, H ^c   Strobel, M ^c   Nakamura, S ^e  

^a Taketomi Clinic   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Institut de la Francophonie pour la Medecine Tropicale   (Laos)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 2;

DISEASE VECTOR; ETIOLOGY; HOMINID; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LAOS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PARAGONIMIASIS; PARAGONIMUS; PARAGONIMUS HETROTREMUS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; LAOS; OVUM; PARAGONIMIASIS; PARAGONIMUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPUTUM;

ASIA; EURASIA; LAOS; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

PARAGONIMUS HETEROTREMUS;

EID: 54349127086     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1457.1     Document Type: Article

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