Retraction Note to: J Parasit Dis (July-Sept 2015) 39(3):385–392 10.1007/s12639-013-0371-9
The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article [1] because of overlap with previously published articles [2–4]. Author S. Balakrishnan agrees with this retraction. Authors M. Srinivasan and K. Indira have not responded to any correspondence about this retraction.
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