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

• Main Authors: Wenbao Zhang (Author), Zhuangzhi Zhang (Author), Turhong Yimit (Author), Baoxin Shi (Author), Hasyeti Aili (Author), Gulnor Tulson (Author), Hong You (Author), Jun Li (Author), Darren J Gray (Author), Donald P McManus (Author), Jincheng Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...