Cystic echinococcosis in the Eastern Mediterranean region: Neglected and prevailing!

• Main Authors: Mehdi Borhani (Author), Saeid Fathi (Author), Samia Lahmar (Author), Haroon Ahmed (Author), Mohanad Faris Abdulhameed (Author), Majid Fasihi Harandi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is distributed worldwide, extending from China to the Middle East and from Mediterranean countries to the sub-Saharan Africa and South America. According to WHO, one million people around the world are suffering from CE with an estimated burden of 183,573 DALYs. The annual...