schistosomiasis mekongi

schistosomiasis mekongi definition - medical

schistosomiasis me·kong·i (mā-kôngˈī, -kôngˈgī)

noun
Infection with Schistosoma mekongi, producing symptoms similar to schistosomiasis japonica and chiefly affecting children in the Mekong delta.

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