Helminths, miscellaneous -- Australia
A human infective nematode found in remote northern areas of Australia has been identified in canine carriers for the 1st time [in Australia].
Flinders University environmental health researchers, with experts in the USA, have found a form of the soil-borne strongyloides worm in faeces collected from dogs.
Strongyloidiasis, carried by several kinds of _Strongyloides_ spp., is estimated to infect up to 370 million people around the world, mainly in places with poor sanitation in
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6646290&promed&0
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