Abdominal angiostrongyliasis, report of two cases and analysis of published reports from Colombia
Abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a parasitic zoonosis, endemic in the American continent. Its etiological agent is Angiostrongylus costaricensis, a nematode whose definitive hosts are rats and other rodents and the intermediate hosts, slugs. Mammals acquire the infection by consuming vegetables conta...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Salud
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud |
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| Online Access: | https://revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/5043 |