Why more research needs to be done on echinococcosis in Pakistan

• Main Authors: Haroon Ahmed (Author), Shahzad Ali (Author), Muhammad Sohail Afzal (Author), Abid Ali Khan (Author), Hamid Raza (Author), Zaheer Hussain Shah (Author), Sami Simsek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Echinococcosis has a worldwide geographical distribution with endemic foci on every inhabited continent. Due to the frequent outbreaks in different parts of Pakistan in the recent past, echinococcosis is being described as a neglected tropical disease and is considered one of the...