High prevalence of the liver fluke Amphimerus sp. in domestic cats and dogs in an area for human amphimeriasis in Ecuador.

• Hoofdauteurs: Manuel Calvopiña (Auteur), William Cevallos (Auteur), Richard Atherton (Auteur), Matthew Saunders (Auteur), Alexander Small (Auteur), Hideo Kumazawa (Auteur), Hiromu Sugiyama (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Amphimerus sp. is a liver fluke which recently has been shown to have a high prevalence of infection among an indigenous group, Chachi, who reside in a tropical rainforest in the northwestern region of Ecuador. Since it is unknown which animals can act as a reservoir and/or definitive hos...