Novelties on amoebiasis: A neglected tropical disease

In accordance with the 1997 documents of the World Health Organization (WHO), amoebiasis is defined as the infection by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica with or without clinical manifestations. The only known natural host of E. histolytica is the human with the large intestine as major t...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Ximénez, Patricia Morán, Liliana Rojas, Alicia Valadez, Alejandro Gómez, Manuel Ramiro, René Cerritos, Enrique González, Eric Hernández, Partida Oswaldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2011;volume=3;issue=2;spage=166;epage=174;aulast=Ximénez