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

• Main Authors: Manuel Calvopiña (Author), William Cevallos (Author), Richard Atherton (Author), Matthew Saunders (Author), Alexander Small (Author), Hideo Kumazawa (Author), Hiromu Sugiyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...