Impact of increased economic burden due to human echinococcosis in an underdeveloped rural community of the People's Republic of China.

BACKGROUND: Ningxia is located in western People's Republic of China, which is hyperendemic for human cystic echinococcosis (CE) throughout the entire area with alveolar echinococcosis (AE) hyperendemic in the south. This is in part due to its underdeveloped economy. Despite the recent rapid gr...

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Main Authors: Yu Rong Yang, Gail M Williams, Philip S Craig, Donald P McManus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2939032?pdf=render