COVID-19 and Hydatidosis Infections: Is There Any Relationship?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
² School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
⁵ Deputy of Research & Technology, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.

Somayeh Matin et al. Iran J Parasitol. 2021 Apr-Jun.

. 2021 Apr-Jun;16(2):343-345.

doi: 10.18502/ijpa.v16i2.6287.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
² School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
⁵ Deputy of Research & Technology, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.

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