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The authors obtain a formal solution to the integral equation \[ \int_y^\infty(x-y)^{p-1} {_2F_1}\left(\alpha,\beta;\gamma;\frac{y}{x}\right) H_{p,q}^{m,n}\left[(x-y)^\sigma\left|\begin{matrix}(a_p,A_p)\\ (b_q,B_q)\end{matrix}\right.\right]f(x) dx = h(y), y\geq 0, \] where \(\sigma>0\), \(h\in\mathbb R\) are given and an unknown \(f\) is to be determined, \(H_{p,q}^{m,n}\) denotes the Fox \(H\)-function and \(_2F_1(\cdot)\) the Gauss hypergeometric function. The solution is based upon the Saigo operator of fractional integration of the \(H\)-function and certain properties of Mellin transforms. Some interesting special cases involving various higher transcendental functions are presented.