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A Case Report of Schistosomiasis in Eritrean Man: from Hypothesis to Diagnosis

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    Valerio Spuntarelli, E. Bentivegna, M. B. Mariani, M. Rocchietti March & P. Martelletti

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Spuntarelli, V., Bentivegna, E., Mariani, M.B. et al. A Case Report of Schistosomiasis in Eritrean Man: from Hypothesis to Diagnosis. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 1, 20–22 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-018-0003-x

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