Economic impact of cystic echinococcosis in peru.

BACKGROUND: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) constitutes an important public health problem in Peru. However, no studies have attempted to estimate the monetary and non-monetary impact of CE in Peruvian society. METHODS: We used official and published sources of epidemiological and economic information to...

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Main Authors: Pedro L Moro, Christine M Budke, Peter M Schantz, Julio Vasquez, Saul J Santivañez, Jaime Villavicencio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3101191?pdf=render