Prevalence of cystic echinococcosis in relatives of patients undergoing surgery for hepatic cystic echinococcosis in an endemic region.

• Main Authors: Carlos Manterola (Author), Josue Rivadeneira (Author), Claudio Rojas (Author), Tamara Otzen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an endemic disease in southern Chile. The aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of CE among relatives of patients who underwent surgical intervention for this disease in Cautín, a province of southern Chile.<h4>Methodolo...