Unusual Cases of Parasitic Infections in Papua New Guinea
- 1 November 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 37 (3), 585-587
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1987.37.585
Abstract
During routine postmortem examinations at a provincial hospital in Papua New Guinea two cases of parasitoses were revealed. One was an adult female Ascaris in a human kidney, and the other a human case of Macracanthorhynchus infection.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Distribution and abundance of intestinal helminths in man in western Papua New Guinea with special reference toStrongyloidesPathogens and Global Health, 1981