Prevalence and risk factors analysis of fasciolid trematodes with phylogenetic analysis of Fasciola gigantica in small ruminants of Malakand Division, Pakistan
By: A. U. Khan, W. Khan, M. I. Khan, A. Akbar, A. Ullah, M. Siraj, J. Jamil, A. B. Ismael and A. A. Swelum
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