Subcutaneous dirofilariosis (Dirofilaria repens): an infection spreading throughout the old world
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Subtenons infection by Dirofilaria repens.
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عنوان ژورنال: Parasites & Vectors
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1756-3305
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-017-2434-8