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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.141197
Personal Author:
Mayor, Pedro ; Baquedano, Laura E. ; Sanchez, Elisabeth ; Aramburu, Javier ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; ... More +
Mayor, Pedro ; Baquedano, Laura E. ; Sanchez, Elisabeth ; Aramburu, Javier ; Gomez-Puerta, Luis A. ; Mamani, Victor J. ; Gavidia, Cesar M. Less -
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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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Amazonian Peruvian Villages
Cuniculus Paca
Dispatch
Echinococcus Vogeli
Parasites
Polycystic Echinococcosis
Polycystic Echinococcosis In Pacas, Amazon Region, Peru
Prevalence
Tapeworms

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 21(3):456-459.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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