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Eating raw or insufficiently cooked mollusks is a known risk factor for human echinostomiasis. We confirmed identification of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex trematodes as the causative agent of disease among 170 children… Click to show full abstract
Eating raw or insufficiently cooked mollusks is a known risk factor for human echinostomiasis. We confirmed identification of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex trematodes as the causative agent of disease among 170 children in northern Bihar, India. We also identified the snail Pila globosa as a potential source of infections in the study area.
Keywords:
trematode infections;
children bihar;
sufrartyfex trematode;
bihar india;
infections children;
artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex
Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Year Published: 2019
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