Nontravel-related invasive Entamoeba histolytica infection with probable heterosexual transmission

Introduction: In industrialized countries, amebiasis usually occurs in migrants and travelers returning from areas where the disease is endemic, primarily by ingestion of contaminated food or water. Person-to-person transmission can occur, mainly by fecal-oral contact, but sexual transmission has al...

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Main Authors: Sofia R. de Valdoleiros, João Abranches Carvalho, Celina Gonçalves, Olga Vasconcelos, Rui Sarmento-Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919301477