Journal Title Acta Medica Iranica Journal Abbreviation acta Publisher Group Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Website http://acta.tums.ac.ir

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Title	MEDICALLY IMPORTANT METACERCARIAE (LARVA TREMATODS) IN KHUZESTAN. FISHES, IRAN
Authors	A. Farahnak, ; J. Massoud,
Abstract	Heterophyidosis is a fish-transmitted disease in Khuzestan province, therefore a total of 900 fresh water fishes belonging to Cyprinus carpio, Liza abtt and Gambosia affinis, were collected from canals of Mazreeh district in the central area of Khuzestan. In 44%, metaccrcariae of three small flukes of human including Haplorchis taickut, Haplorchis pumilio, Stellanichasmus falcamtus were found. These metacercariae, are reported in Iran for the first time.
Publisher	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Date	2012-10-20
Source	Acta Medica Iranica Vol 37, No 1 (1999)

 

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