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Review
. 2013 May 9;7(5):e2214.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002214. Print 2013.

Strongyloides stercoralis: a plea for action

Zeno Bisoffi  1 , Dora Buonfrate, Antonio Montresor, Ana Requena-Méndez, Jose Muñoz, Alejandro J Krolewiecki, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Maria Alejandra Mena, Peter L Chiodini, Mariella Anselmi, Juan Moreira, Marco Albonico
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Strongyloides stercoralis: a plea for action

Zeno Bisoffi et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Embryonated eggs of Strongyloides stercoralis in bronchial fluid from a fatal case of disseminated strongyloidiasis (photo by Maria Gobbo, CTD Negrar, Verona).
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