Epidemiological surveillance of cystic echinococcosis in rural population of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, 1997-2006

Parasitology International

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-71

  Zanini, Fabián ^a   Suárez, Carlos ^b   Pérez, Héctor ^a   Elissondo, María C ^c,d  

^a Programa de Control de Hidatidosis Y Zoonosis de Tierra del Fuego   (Argentina)

^b provincia del Chubut   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^d CONICET ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cystic echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Epidemiology; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SHEEP; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

BOS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 59249108659     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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