Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex Trematode Infections in Children, Bihar, India

Eating raw or insufficiently cooked mollusks is a known risk factor for human echinostomiasis. We confirmed identification of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex trematodes as the causative agent of disease among 170 children in northern Bihar, India. We also identified the snail Pila globosa as a potenti...

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Main Authors: Yugal K. Prasad, Suman Dahal, Barsha Saikia, Bobita Bordoloi, Veena Tandon, Sudeep Ghatani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-1427_article

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