Title
Fasciola hepatica infection in an indigenous community of the peruvian jungle
Date Issued
01 June 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
Fasciola hepatica is a zoonotic infection with a worldwide distribution. Autochthonous cases have not been reported in the Amazon region of Peru. Operculated eggs resembling F. hepatica were identified in the stools of five out of 215 subjects in a remote indigenous community of the Peruvian jungle. Polymerase chain reaction targeting Fasciola hepatica cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene and sequencing of the products confirmed Fasciola infection.
Start page
1309
End page
1312
Volume
94
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84971524624
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
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