Cross-Sectional Serological Survey of Human Fascioliasis in Haiti
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Cross-Sectional Serological Survey of Human Fascioliasis in Haiti
Fasciola hepatica, the aetiological agent of fascioliasis in the Caribbean region, occurs throughout the major islands of the Greater Antilles and in localised zones on two islands (Martinique and Saint Lucia) of the Lesser Antilles. However, apart from Puerto Rico, information regarding human fascioliasis in islands of the Caribbean is out of date or unavailable, or even nonexistent as in Hait...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Parasitology Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-0023,2090-0031
DOI: 10.1155/2012/751951