Recurrent Subcutaneous Human Dirofilariasis Due to Dirofilaria repens - A Case Report
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background: the significant increase in the number of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis in recent years, suggests the appearance of a new health problem in the old world with most cases reported from mediterranean countries. besides the present case, eleven cases of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis have been detected in iran, three of which belong to gilan province, northern iran. methods: ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Veterinary Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1843-5378,1843-5270
DOI: 10.15835/buasvmcn-vm:11080