Pathology and first report of natural infections of the eye trematode Philophthalmus lachrymosus Braun, 1902 (Digenea, Philophthalmidae) in a non-human mammalian host
The avian eye trematode Philophthalmus lachrymosus Braun, 1902 is for the first time referred naturally occurring in a non-human mammalian host. Previously, natural infections with P. lachrymosus and other species of Philophthalmus have been occasionally reported from man, with few data on experimen...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2005-10-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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