Prevalence and Molecular Aspects of Human Hookworms in Guilan Province, Northern Iran

Background: Hookworm infection is one of the important Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) in the world. It was previously more prevalent in the northern and southern parts of Iran with a prevalence rate higher than 40% in some endemic regions; nevertheless, the infection rate has decreased to less t...

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Main Authors: Meysam SHARIFDINI, Laleh GHANBARZADEH, Nasrolla KOUHESTANI-MAKLAVANI, Hamed MIRJALALI, Mehrzad SARAEI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1768