Unusual cases of parasitic infections in Papua New Guinea.
During routine postmortem examinations at a provincial hospital in Papua New Guinea two cases of parasitoses were revealed. One was an adult female Ascaris in a human kidney, and the other a human case of Macracanthorhynchus infection.
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Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province.
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D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000473:pathology*; D001200:Ascaris / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000469:parasitology; D007668:Kidney / Q000469:parasitology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010219:Papua New Guinea