Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a school-going child: A rare case report
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[A rare case of Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a small child].
Unlike Hymenolepis nana that transmits directly from person to person, the transmission of Hymenolepis diminuta to human is via accidentally ingesting of arthropods carrying cysticercoid larvae as intermediate host. In places with poor hygienic conditions, this cestod may cause seldom infections especially in children. Studies carried out on various populations have reported the prevalence rate...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australasian Medical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1836-1935
DOI: 10.4066/amj.2014.2136