Critical analysis of cystic echinococcosis control programs and praziquantel use in South America, 1974-2010

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-87

  Larrieu, Edmundo ^a   Zanini, Fabian ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

^b Subsecretaria de Salud   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Communicable disease control; Echinococcosis; Epidemiologic surveillance; Praziquantel; South America

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; EG95 PROTEIN, ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HELMINTH PROTEIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PRAZIQUANTEL; VACCINE;

CYST; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FIELDWORK; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; SOUTH AMERICA; STATISTICS; VACCINATION; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FORECASTING; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SOUTH AMERICA; VACCINATION; VACCINES; ZOONOSES;

SOUTH AMERICA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84859755514     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892012000100012     Document Type: Article

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