Environmental risk factors and changing spatial patterns of human seropositivity for Echinococcus spp. in Xiji County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China

Environmental risk factors and changing spatial patterns of human seropositivity for Echinococcus spp. in Xiji County, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China

Abstract Background Human echinococcoses are parasitic helminth infections that constitute a serious public health concern in several regions across the world. Cystic (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) in China represent a high proportion of the total global burden of these infections. This study...

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Main Authors: Angela M. Cadavid Restrepo, Yu Rong Yang, Donald P. McManus, Darren J. Gray, Tamsin S. Barnes, Gail M. Williams, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães, Archie C. A. Clements
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Human echinococcoses
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus multilocularis
Environment
Geographical information systems
Remote sensing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2764-1

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