First findings on the seroepidemiology of human paragonimosis at the anti-tuberculosis centre of Divo, Republic of Ivory Coast (West Africa)

First findings on the seroepidemiology of human paragonimosis at the anti-tuberculosis centre of Divo, Republic of Ivory Coast (West Africa)

An epidemiological study was carried out in 2004-2005 at the anti-tuberculosis centre of Divo (Ivory Coast) to collect sera from patients who consulted for tuberculosis suspicion and to estimate the seroprevalence of human paragonimosis in the context of a systematic screening. No Paragonimus egg wa...

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Main Authors: Aka N.A., Assoumou A., Adoubrynk D., Domoua K., Kouadio F., Moyou-Somo R., Nakamura-Uchiyama F., Nawa Y., Rondelaud D., Dreyfuss G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2008-06-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Callinectes marginatus
Africa
Ivory Coast
metacercaria
paragonimosis
seroprevalence
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2008152157

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2008152157

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