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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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Autores principales: McManus, Donald P, Li, Zhengzhi, Yang, Shukun, Gray, Darren J, Yang, Yu Rong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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