Alveolar Echinococcosis Infection in a Monkey (Ateles Geoffroyi) In Mashhad, Iran
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE), which is caused by ingestion of eggs of the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, is the most potentially lethal parasitic infection because of its tendency to invade and proliferate in the liver and the difficulty in treatment. This article describes a case of alve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2012-02-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/20240.pdf&manuscript_id=20240 |