Title
Polycystic echinococcosis in pacas, amazon region, peru
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Publisher(s)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Abstract
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.
Start page
456
End page
459
Volume
21
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84923196925
PubMed ID
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
10806040
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus