Human angiostrongyliasis outbreak in Dali, China.

• Main Authors: Shan Lv (Author), Yi Zhang (Author), Shao-Rong Chen (Author), Li-Bo Wang (Author), Wen Fang (Author), Feng Chen (Author), Jin-Yong Jiang (Author), Yuan-Lin Li (Author), Zun-Wei Du (Author), Xiao-Nong Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Several angiostrongyliasis outbreaks have been reported in recent years but the disease continues to be neglected in public health circles. We describe an outbreak in Dali, southwest China in order to highlight some key problems for the control of this helminth infecti...