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Molecular Confirmation that <i>Fasciola gigantica</i> Can Undertake Aberrant Migrations in Human Hosts

Thanh Hoa Le, Nguyen Van De, Takeshi Agatsuma, David Blair, Jozef Vercruysse, Pierre Dorny, Thanh Giang Thi Nguyen, Donald P. McManus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2006 · 39 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Two cases of aberrant migration by the liver fluke Fasciola gigantica in humans are reported. In both cases, subadult worms emerged through the skin. The identity of the worms was confirmed from their DNA sequences. This uncommon human pathogen might be more likely than F. hepatica to undertake aberrant migrations in humans.

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