Volume 17, Number 1—January 2011
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Public Health Implications of Cysticercosis Acquired in the United States
Table 2
Reports of cysticercosis in immigrants with long-term residency and no history of foreign travel after arrival in the United States
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