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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |