Cystic echinococcosis in the Province of Álava, North Spain: the monetary burden of a disease no longer under surveillance.

• Main Authors: Hélène Carabin (Author), Francisco J Balsera-Rodríguez (Author), José Rebollar-Sáenz (Author), Christine T Benner (Author), Aitziber Benito (Author), Juan C Fernández-Crespo (Author), David Carmena (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is endemic in Spain but has been considered non-endemic in the province of Álava, Northern Spain, since 1997. However, Álava is surrounded by autonomous regions with some of the highest CE prevalence proportions in the nation, casting doubts about the current classificat...