Title |
STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF Capillaria hepatica IN HUMANS AND RODENTS IN AN URBAN AREA OF THE CITY OF PORTO VELHO, RONDÔNIA, BRAZIL
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Published in |
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1590/s0036-46652015000100006 |
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Authors |
Elierson José Gomes da Rocha, Sérgio de Almeida Basano, Márcia Maria de Souza, Eduardo Resende Honda, Márcio Botelho de Castro, Edson Moleta Colodel, Jéssica Carolinne Damasceno e Silva, Lauro Prado Barros, Elisa Sousa Rodrigues, Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo |
Abstract |
Hepatic capillariosis, caused by Capillaria hepatica (Calodium hepaticum) (Bancroft, 1893), Travassos, 1915 (Nematoda, Trichinelloidea, Capillariidae), is a common zoonosis in rodents but is rare in humans. Seventy-two cases in humans have been reported worldwide since the first case was described by MACARTHUR in 192417,27. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Capillaria hepatica in humans and rodents in an urban area of Porto Velho, the capital of Rondônia, in Brazil. |
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