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Case Reports
. 2013 Jan;19(1):171-2.
doi: 10.3201/eid1901.120281.

Subcutaneous infection with Dirofilaria immitis nematode in human, France

Maud Foissac, Matthieu Million, Charles Mary, Jean-Philippe Dales, Jean-Baptiste Souraud, Renaud Piarroux, Philippe Parola
Case Reports

Subcutaneous infection with Dirofilaria immitis nematode in human, France

Maud Foissac et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Jan.
No abstract available

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  • Subcutaneous infection with Dirofilaria spp. nematode in human, France.
    Eberhard ML. Eberhard ML. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;19(11):1904-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1911.131176. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013. PMID: 24188526 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • In response.
    Mary C, Foissac M, Million M, Parola P, Piarroux R. Mary C, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;19(11):1905. doi: 10.3201/eid1911.131176. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013. PMID: 24344369 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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