Short report: Endemic focus of cystic echinococcosis in a coastal city of Peru

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 327-329

  Moro, Pedro L ^a,b   Lopera, Luis ^c   Cabrera, Milagros ^d   Cabrera, Grace ^d   Silva, Bernabe ^e   Gilman, Robert H ^f   Moro, Manuel H ^g  

^a ASOCIACIÓN BENÉFICA PRISMA   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^d Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga   (Peru)

^e HOSPITAL NACIONAL ARZOBISPO LOAYZA   (Peru)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PERU; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASHORE; SEROLOGY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 4544249265     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.327     Document Type: Article

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