Assessment of risk, landscape epidemiology and management strategies to combat alveolar echinococcosis in the rural communities of Hunza, Pakistan

• Main Authors: Naila Jamill (Author), Haroon Ahmed (Author), Muhammad Sohail Afzal (Author), Sami Simsek (Author), Abid Ali (Author), Muhammad Arshad (Author), Chenghang Yu (Author), Jianping Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundHuman alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a neglected zoonotic disease. Prevalence of AE in humans is reported in Pakistan as a result of poor economic and sanitary conditions, close proximity to wildlife and limited knowledge of AE. Studies on the prevalence and transmission of AE have been l...