Incidence of human Taenia solium larval Infections in an Ecuadorian endemic area: implications for disease burden assessment and control.

Incidence of human Taenia solium larval Infections in an Ecuadorian endemic area: implications for disease burden assessment and control.

BACKGROUND:Human cysticercosis is a zoonotic disease causing severe health disorders and even death. While prevalence data become available worldwide, incidence rate and cumulative incidence figures are lacking, which limits the understanding of the Taenia solium epidemiology. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marco Coral-Almeida, Richar Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Maritza Celi-Erazo, Héctor Hugo García, Silvia Rodríguez, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Washington Benítez-Ortiz, Pierre Dorny, Nicolas Praet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4031064?pdf=render

Internet

http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4031064?pdf=render

Similar Items