Nodular Worm Infections in Wild Non-human Primates and Humans Living in the Sebitoli Area (Kibale National Park, Uganda): Do High Spatial Proximity Favor Zoonotic Transmission?
BACKGROUND:Nodular Oesophagostomum genus nematodes are a major public health concern in some African regions because they can be lethal to humans. Their relatively high prevalence in people has been described in Uganda recently. While non-human primates also harbor Oesophagostomum spp., the epidemio...
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Main Authors: | Marie Cibot (Author), Jacques Guillot (Author), Sophie Lafosse (Author), Céline Bon (Author), Andrew Seguya (Author), Sabrina Krief (Author) |
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2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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