Human cystic echinococcosis in Kyrgystan: An epidemiological study

Acta Tropica

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-61

  Torgerson, Paul R ^a,d   Karaeva, R R ^b   Corkeri, N ^a   Abdyjaparov, T A ^b   Kuttubaev, O T ^b   Shaikenov, B S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Kyrgyz State Medical Academy   (Kyrgyzstan)

^c Institute of Zoology Almaty Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan   (Kazakhstan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Echinococcus; Epidemiology; Kyrgystan

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION;

ARTICLE; ASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KYRGYZSTAN; LIVER CYST; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR; ULTRASOUND; WATER SUPPLY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; KYRGYZSTAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SHEEP;

KYRGYZSTAN;

ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 0037214022     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(02)00257-7     Document Type: Article

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