Epidemiology and control of echinococcosis in central Asia, with particular reference to the People's Republic of China

Acta Tropica

Volumn 141, Issue Part B, 2015, Pages 235-243

  Zhang, Wenbao ^a,b   Zhang, Zhuangzhi ^c   Wu, Weiping ^d   Shi, Baoxin ^c   Li, Jun ^a,b   Zhou, Xiaonong ^d   Wen, Hao ^a   McManus, Donald P ^b  

^a XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c Xinjiang Academy of Animal Science   (China)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Alveolar echinococcosis; Central Asia; Control of echinococcosis; Cystic echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Echinococcus multilocularis; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; VACCINATION;

AFGHANISTAN; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHINA; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMEDIATE HOST; IRAN; KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; LIVESTOCK; MONGOLIA; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SHEEP FARMING; TAJIKISTAN; UZBEKISTAN; VACCINATION; WILD ANIMAL; WORM EXPULSION; ANIMAL; ASIA; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; ECHINOCOCCUS; PARASITOLOGY;

CENTRAL ASIA; CHINA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTHELMINTICS; ASIA, CENTRAL; CHINA; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; ECHINOCOCCUS; HUMANS; IRAN; KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; LIVESTOCK; PAKISTAN; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREVALENCE; TAJIKISTAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 84916897222     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.03.014     Document Type: Article

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