Community perception and knowledge of cystic echinococcosis in the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco

• Main Authors: Séverine Thys (Author), Hamid Sahibi (Author), Sarah Gabriël (Author), Tarik Rahali (Author), Pierre Lefèvre (Author), Abdelkbir Rhalem (Author), Tanguy Marcotty (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Pierre Dorny (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE), a neglected zoonosis caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, remains a public health issue in many developing countries that practice extensive sheep breeding. Control of CE is difficult and requires a community-based integr...