Cystic echinococcosis in South America: a call for action

Cystic echinococcosis in South America: a call for action

ABSTRACT Cystic echinococcosis (CE) or hydatidosis, a parasitic zoonosis caused by a cestode of the family Taeniidae, species Echinococcus granulosus, is endemic in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. This report presents CE figures for these five countries in 2009 – 2014 and propo...

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Main Authors:	Carlos F. Pavletic, Edmundo Larrieu, Eduardo A. Guarnera, Natalia Casas, Pilar Irabedra, Ciro Ferreira, Julio Sayes, Cesar M. Gavidia, Eduardo Caldas, Michael Laurence Zini Lise, Melody Maxwell, Marcos Arezo, Ana Maria Navarro, Marco A. N. Vigilato, Ottorino Cosivi, Marcos Espinal, Victor J. Del Rio Vilas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pan American Health Organization 2017-08-01
Series:	Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:	Echinococcosis granulosus zoonoses prevention & control Argentina Brazil Chile Peru Uruguay South America
Online Access:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892017000100506&lng=en&tlng=en

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