Larval Gnathostoma spinigerum Detected in Asian Swamp Eels, Monopterus albus, Purchased from a Local Market in Yangon, Myanmar |
Chai, Jong-Yil
(Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
Sohn, Woon-Mok (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) Na, Byoung-Kuk (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine) Park, Jong-Bok (Korea Association of Health Promotion) Jeoung, Hoo-Gn (Korea Association of Health Promotion) Hoang, Eui-Hyug (Korea Association of Health Promotion) Htoon, Thi Thi (National Health Laboratory) Tin, Htay Htay (National Health Laboratory) |
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