Cystic echinococcosis in Spain: current situation and relevance for other endemic areas in Europe.

• Main Authors: Francisco A Rojo-Vazquez (Author), Javier Pardo-Lledias (Author), Marcelo Francos-Von Hunefeld (Author), Miguel Cordero-Sanchez (Author), Rufino Alamo-Sanz (Author), Ana Hernandez-Gonzalez (Author), Enrico Brunetti (Author), Mar Siles-Lucas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystic echinococcosis (CE) remains an important health problem in many regions of the world, both where no control measures have been implemented, and where control programs have been incompletely successful with ensuing re-emergence of the disease. In Spain, official data on CE show an increase in...