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A survey of the infective larvae of Gnathostoma spinigerum in swamp eels bought in a local market in Bangkok, Thailand

W. SaksirisampantDepartment of ParasitolgyFaculty of Medicine, Culalongkorn University, Bangkok10330, Thailand
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K. KulkaewDepartment of ParasitolgyFaculty of Medicine, Culalongkorn University, Bangkok10330, Thailand
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S. NuchprayoonDepartment of ParasitolgyFaculty of Medicine, Culalongkorn University, Bangkok10330, Thailand
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S. YentakhamDepartment of ParasitolgyFaculty of Medicine, Culalongkorn University, Bangkok10330, Thailand
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V. WiwanitkitDepartment of Laboratory MedicineFaculty of Medicine, Chilalongkorn University, Bangkok10330, Thailand
Pages 191-195 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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