Epidemic cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan: an analysis of national surveillance data

• Main Authors: Giulia Paternoster, DVM (Author), Gianluca Boo, PhD (Author), Craig Wang, MSc (Author), Gulnara Minbaeva, MD (Author), Jumagul Usubalieva, MD (Author), Kursanbek Mamasalievich Raimkulov, CandBiolSci (Author), Abdykadyr Zhoroev, MD (Author), Kubanychbek Kudaibergenovich Abdykerimov, MSc (Author), Philipp Andreas Kronenberg, MSc (Author), Beat Müllhaupt, ProfMD (Author), Reinhard Furrer, ProfPhD (Author), Peter Deplazes, ProfDVM (Author), Paul Robert Torgerson, ProfPhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Human cystic and alveolar echinococcosis are among the priority neglected zoonotic diseases for which WHO advocates control. The incidence of both cystic echinococcosis and alveolar echinococcosis has increased substantially in the past 30 years in Kyrgyzstan. Given the scarcity...