Polycystic Echinococcosis in Pacas, Amazon Region, Peru

In the Peruvian Amazon, paca meat is consumed by humans. To determine human risk for polycystic echinococcosis, we examined wild pacas from 2 villages; 15 (11.7%) of 128 were infected with Echinococcus vogeli tapeworms. High E. vogeli prevalence among pacas indicates potential risk for humans living...

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Autores principales: Mayor, Pedro, Baquedano, Laura E., Sanchez, Elisabeth, Aramburu, Javier, Gomez-Puerta, Luis A., Mamani, Victor J., Gavidia, Cesar M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4344274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25695937
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.141197

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4344274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25695937
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.141197

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