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Case studies emphasising the difficulties in the diagnosis and management of alveolar echinococcosis in rural China
BACKGROUND: Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by the accidental ingestion of the eggs of the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. AE occurs frequently in rural western China due to the poor levels of hygiene, the close contact of people with dogs, and the lack of appropriate faciliti...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197561/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21981994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-196 |