Community surveys and risk factor analysis of human alveolar and cystic echinococcosis in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, China

• Main Authors: Yu Rong Yang (Author), Tao Sun (Author), Zhengzhi Li (Author), Jianzhong Zhang (Author), Jing Teng (Author), Xongzhou Liu (Author), Ruiqi Liu (Author), Rui Zhao (Author), Malcolm K Jones (Author), Yunhai Wang (Author), Hao Wen (Author), Xiaohui Feng (Author), Qin Zhao (Author), Yumin Zhao (Author), Dazhong Shi (Author), Brigitte Bartholomot (Author), Dominique A Vuitton (Author), David Pleydell (Author), Patrick Giraudoux (Author), Akira Ito (Author), Mark F Danson (Author), Belchis Boufana (Author), Philip S Craig (Author), Gail M Williams (Author), Donald P McManus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2006-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the true community prevalence of human cystic (CE) and alveolar (AE) echinococcosis (hydatid disease) in a highly endemic region in Ningxia Hui, China, by detecting asymptomatic cases. METHODS: Using hospital records and "AE-risk" landscape patterns we selected stud...