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Mass infection with Entamoebahistolytica in a Japanese institution for individuals with mental retardation: epidemiology and control measures

S. NishiseDepartment of Gastroenterology Yamagata University School of Medicine , 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan;, Email: [email protected]
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T. FujishimaDivision of Surgery Shirataka Town Hospital , 501 Arato-Ko, Shirataka, Yamagata 992-0831, Japan
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S. KobayashiDepartment of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Keio University School of Medicine , 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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K. OtaniDepartment of Public Health Yamagata University Graduate School of Medicine , 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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Y. NishiseDepartment of Gastroenterology Yamagata University School of Medicine , 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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H. TakedaDepartment of Gastroenterology Yamagata University School of Medicine , 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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S. KawataDepartment of Gastroenterology Yamagata University School of Medicine , 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan
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Pages 383-390 | Published online: 29 Nov 2013

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