Human lagochilascariasis-A rare helminthic disease.

• Main Authors: Dulcinea Maria Barbosa Campos (Author), Alverne Passos Barbosa (Author), Jayrson Araújo de Oliveira (Author), Giovana Galvão Tavares (Author), Pedro Vitor Lemos Cravo (Author), Alejandro Luquetti Ostermayer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Lagochilascariasis is a parasitic disease caused by a helminth of the order Ascaroidea, genus Lagochilascaris that comprises 6 species, among which only Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909, is implicated in the human form of the disease. It is remarkable that the majority of cases of human lagochilas...