Prevalence and risk factors for echinococcal infection in a rural area of northern Chile: a household-based cross-sectional study.

Prevalence and risk factors for echinococcal infection in a rural area of northern Chile: a household-based cross-sectional study.

Hydatidosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of human and canine echinococcosis as well as the associated risk factors in a rural area of the Limarí province in northern Chile.A cross-sectional study was co...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Acosta-Jamett, Thomas Weitzel, Belgees Boufana, Claudia Adones, Andrea Bahamonde, Katia Abarca, Philip S Craig, Ingrid Reiter-Owona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4148223?pdf=render

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