Fascioliasis and intestinal parasitoses affecting schoolchildren in Atlixco, Puebla State, Mexico: epidemiology and treatment with nitazoxanide.

• Main Authors: José Lino Zumaquero-Ríos (Author), Jorge Sarracent-Pérez (Author), Raúl Rojas-García (Author), Lázara Rojas-Rivero (Author), Yaneth Martínez-Tovilla (Author), María Adela Valero (Author), Santiago Mas-Coma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>The Atlixco municipality, Puebla State, at a mean altitude of 1840 m, was selected for a study of Fasciola hepatica infection in schoolchildren in Mexico. This area presents permanent water collections continuously receiving thaw water from Popocatepetl volcano (5426 m...