Geographic distribution of echinococcosis in Tibetan region of Sichuan Province, China

• Main Authors: Lei Liu (Author), Bing Guo (Author), Wei Li (Author), Bo Zhong (Author), Wen Yang (Author), Shu-Cheng Li (Author), Qian Wang (Author), Xing Zhao (Author), Ke-Jun Xu (Author), Sheng-Chao Qin (Author), Yan Huang (Author), Wen-Jie Yu (Author), Wei He (Author), Sha Liao (Author), Qi Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Echinococcosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by Echinococcus larvae parasitism causing high mortality. The Tibetan Region of Sichuan Province is a high prevalence area for echinococcosis in China. Understanding the geographic distribution pattern is necessary for precise control...