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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Hymenolepis diminuta infection in a young boy from rural part of Northern India
Pratibha Mane, Jyoti Sangwan
Department of Microbiology, SHKM Government Medical College, Mewat, Haryana, India
Correspondence Address:
Pratibha Mane
Department of Microbiology, SHKM Government Medical College, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2249-4863.184655
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Hymenolepis diminuta (H. diminuta) is primarily a parasite of rats and mice. Humans are infected by eating meal contaminated with these arthropods. This infection is not seen commonly in Indian population. We present here a case report of infection with H. diminuta in a young boy from a rural area of the North India. |
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