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Nematodiasis

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Nematodiasis is a common and frequently occurring parasitic disease. Due to its cylindrical body shape, the parasite is nominated as nematode. Nematode has a variety of species distributing extensively in the natural world, and most lead a free life by themselves.

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Liu, W., Wang, J., Xia, W. (2017). Nematodiasis. In: LI, H. (eds) Radiology of Parasitic Diseases. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0911-6_9

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