A pilot study for control of hyperendemic cystic hydatid disease in China.

• Hoofdauteurs: Wenbao Zhang (Auteur), Zhuangzhi Zhang (Auteur), Turhong Yimit (Auteur), Baoxin Shi (Auteur), Hasyeti Aili (Auteur), Gulnor Tulson (Auteur), Hong You (Auteur), Jun Li (Auteur), Darren J Gray (Auteur), Donald P McManus (Auteur), Jincheng Wang (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Cystic hydatid disease (CHD) is a global parasitic zoonosis caused by the dog tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus. The disease is hyperendemic in western China because of poor economic development; limited community knowledge of CHD; widespread, small-scale household animal production; hom...