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Possible reservoir host(s) of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Al-Hassa oasis, Saudi Arabia

Sabir ElbihariDepartment of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 1757, Al-Hassa31982, Saudi Arabia.
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Z. A. KawasmehDepartment of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 1757, Al-Hassa31982, Saudi Arabia.
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A. H. Al NaiemDepartment of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 1757, Al-Hassa31982, Saudi Arabia.
Pages 543-545 | Received 12 Dec 1983, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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