Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex Trematode Infections in Children, Bihar, India

Prasad, Yugal K.; Dahal, Suman; Saikia, Barsha; Bordoloi, Bobita; Tandon, Veena; Ghatani, Sudeep

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Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex Trematode Infections in Children, Bihar, India

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August 2019
By Prasad, Yugal K. ; Dahal, Suman ; Saikia, Barsha ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Prasad, Yugal K. ; Dahal, Suman ; Saikia, Barsha ; Bordoloi, Bobita ; Tandon, Veena ; Ghatani, Sudeep
Description:

Eating raw or insufficiently cooked mollusks is a known risk factor for human echinostomiasis. We confirmed identification of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex trematodes as the causative agent of disease among 170 children in northern Bihar, India. We also identified the snail Pila globosa as a potential source of infections in the study area.
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Artyfechinostomum Sufrartyfex Children Dispatch DNA Barcoding Echinostomiasis Food Safety Infections Metacercaria Molecular Markers Parasites Pila Globosa Snails Trematodes Trematodiasis Vector-borne Infections
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Emerg Infect Dis. 25(8):1571-1573
Pubmed ID:

31310229
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6649313
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Journal Article
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India
Location:

Asia
Volume:

25
Issue:

8
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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