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The suspected existence of Schistosoma mansoni in Dhanusha district, southern Nepal

J. B. SherchandTribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Public Health Research Laboratory and Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Centre, P.O. Box 10404, Kathmandu, NepalCorrespondence[email protected]
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H. OharaBureau of International Co-operation, International Medical Centre of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
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S. SherchandTribhuvan University Institute Medicine, Public Health Research Laboratory and Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Centre, P.O. Box 10404, Kathmandu, Nepal
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H. MatsudaDepartment of Medical Zoology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
Pages 273-278 | Received 21 Aug 1998, Accepted 06 Jan 1999, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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