The disease burden of human cystic echinococcosis based on HDRs from 2001 to 2014 in Italy.

• Main Authors: Toni Piseddu (Author), Diego Brundu (Author), Giovanni Stegel (Author), Federica Loi (Author), Sandro Rolesu (Author), Gabriella Masu (Author), Salvatore Ledda (Author), Giovanna Masala (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an important neglected zoonotic parasitic infection belonging to the subgroup of seven Neglected Zoonotic Disease (NZDs) included in the World Health Organization's official list of 18 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). CE causes serious global human health concer...