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MEDICALLY IMPORTANT METACERCARIAE (LARVA TREMATODS) IN KHUZESTAN. FISHES, IRAN

Abstract

Heterophyidosis is a fish-transmitted disease in Khuzestan province, therefore a total of 900 fresh water fishes belonging to Cyprinus carpio, Liza abtt and Gambosia affinis, were collected from canals of Mazreeh district in the central area of Khuzestan. In 44%, metaccrcariae of three small flukes of human including Haplorchis taickut, Haplorchis pumilio, Stellanichasmus falcamtus were found. These metacercariae, are reported in Iran for the first time.
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"Metacercariae Kiwzestan fishes
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A. Farahnak, J. Massoud. MEDICALLY IMPORTANT METACERCARIAE (LARVA TREMATODS) IN KHUZESTAN. FISHES, IRAN. Acta Med Iran. 1;37(1):59-62.