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A waterborn zoonotic helminthiase in an Italian diver: a case report of a cutaneous Sparganum infection and a review of European cases

Giorgia BracagliaUnit of Parasitology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Stefania RannoUnit of Parasitology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Livia MancinelliUnit of Parasitology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Maristella SantoroUnit of Parasitology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Lorenzo CerroniDepartment of Dermatology, University of Medicine, Graz, Austria
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Cesare MassoneDepartment of Dermatology, University of Medicine, Graz, Austria
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Omar SanguezaDepartment of Pathology, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Francisco G. BravoInstituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Andrea DiociaiutiUnit of Dermatology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Emanuele NicastriTropical Diseases and HIV Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Maurizio MuracaDepartment of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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May El HachemUnit of Dermatology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Renata BoldriniPathological Anatomy, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Francesco CalleaPathological Anatomy, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Lorenza PutignaniUnit of Parasitology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy;Metagenomics Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected].
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Pages 383-386 | Published online: 18 Feb 2016

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