Estimating the prevalence of Echinococcus in domestic dogs in highly endemic for echinococcosis

• Main Authors: Cong-Nuan Liu (Author), Yang-Yang Xu (Author), Angela M. Cadavid-Restrepo (Author), Zhong-Zi Lou (Author), Hong-Bin Yan (Author), Li Li (Author), Bao-Quan Fu (Author), Darren J. Gray (Author), Archie A. Clements (Author), Tamsin S. Barnes (Author), Gail M. Williams (Author), Wan-Zhong Jia (Author), Donald P. McManus (Author), Yu-Rong Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) are highly endemic in Xiji County of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR) in China where the control campaign based on dog de-worming with praziquantel has been undertaken over preceding decades. This study is to determi...