Polycystic echinococcosis in Pacas, Amazon Region, Peru

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Fecha

2015

Registro en:

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/5802

https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.141197

Institución

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Perú)

Resumen

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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