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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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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author Mayor, Pedro
Baquedano, Laura E.
Sanchez, Elisabeth
Aramburu, Javier
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Mamani, Victor J.
Gavidia, Cesar M.
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Baquedano, Laura E.
Sanchez, Elisabeth
Aramburu, Javier
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description 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 in E. vogeli–contaminated areas.
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spelling pubmed-43442742015-03-02 Polycystic Echinococcosis in Pacas, Amazon Region, Peru Mayor, Pedro Baquedano, Laura E. Sanchez, Elisabeth Aramburu, Javier Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. Mamani, Victor J. Gavidia, Cesar M. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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 in E. vogeli–contaminated areas. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4344274/ /pubmed/25695937 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.141197 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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