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autochthonous
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autochthonous /au·toch·tho·nous/ (aw-tok´thah-nus)
1. originating in the same area in which it is found.
2. denoting a tissue graft to a new site on the same individual.
au·toch·tho·nous (ô-tkth-ns)
adj.
1. Native to the place inhabited; indigenous.
2. Originating in the place where found. Used of a disease originating in the part of the body where found, or of a disease acquired in the place where the patient is.
autochthonous
1. originating in the same area in which it is found.
2. denoting a tissue graft to a new site on the same individual.
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major, occurs autochthonously in Afghanistan, but little is known about its regional and seasonal distribution or other disease characteristics (6,7).
Zoonotic cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Afghanistan by Amirih, Mohammed L. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The finding of 19 autochthonously acquired cases of alveolar echinococcosis in prefectures other than Hokkaido (2) implies that the parasite exists in other areas, although the source of infection has yet to be identified.
Echinococcus multilocularis in dogs, Japan by Kawanaka, Masanori / Emerging Infectious Diseases
This finding indicates that the organism exists autochthonously around the coastal waters or aquatic habitats in Taiwan.
Vibrio vulnificus in Taiwan by Chuang, Yin-Ching / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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