Echinococcus granulosus infection and options for control of cystic echinococcosis in Tibetan communities of Western Sichuan Province, China.

• Váldodahkkit: Yu Rong Yang (Dahkki), Donald P McManus (Dahkki), Yan Huang (Dahkki), David D Heath (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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BACKGROUND: Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is highly endemic in the Tibetan regions of Sichuan where most families keep guard dogs and where there are considerable numbers of ownerless/stray dogs. Strong Buddhist beliefs do not allow for elimination of stray dogs, and many strays are actually fed...