Youssef, T.H. 1,*, Hefnawy, Y.A. 1, Khalifa, R. 2, Mahmoud, A.E. 2
1 Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assuit University, Egypt.
2 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Egypt.
*Corresponding author: Youssef, T.H., Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assuit University, Egypt.
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