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Journal of Parasitology Research
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 761968, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/761968
Review Article
Pathogenicity of Trichobilharzia spp. for Vertebrates
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Viničná 7, 128 44 Prague 2, Czech Republic
Received 13 July 2012; Accepted 13 September 2012
Academic Editor: Rashika El Ridi
Copyright © 2012 Lichtenbergová Lucie and Horák Petr. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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