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Enhanced efficacy of the paddling method for schistosome infection of rodents by a four-step pre-soaking procedure

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  1. Research Institute for Diseases in a Tropical Environment of the South African Medical Research Council, PO Box 17120, 4013, Congella, Republic of South Africa

    C. D. Dettman, Susan B. Higgins-Opitz & A. Saikoolal

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Dettman, C.D., Higgins-Opitz, S.B. & Saikoolal, A. Enhanced efficacy of the paddling method for schistosome infection of rodents by a four-step pre-soaking procedure. Parasitol Res 76, 183–184 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00930846

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