Intestinal amoebiasis: 160 years of its first detection and still remains as a health problem in developing countries

• Main Authors: Julio C. Carrero (Author), Magda Reyes-López (Author), Jesús Serrano-Luna (Author), Mineko Shibayama (Author), Juan Unzueta (Author), Nidia León-Sicairos (Author), Mireya de la Garza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Amoebiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica), an extracellular enteric protozoan. This infection mainly affects people from developing countries with limited hygiene conditions, where it is endemic. Infective cysts are transmitted by the fecal-oral route, excyst...