Epidemiological factors associated with human cystic echinococcosis: a semi-structured questionnaire from a large population-based ultrasound cross-sectional study in eastern Europe and Turkey

Epidemiological factors associated with human cystic echinococcosis: a semi-structured questionnaire from a large population-based ultrasound cross-sectional study in eastern Europe and Turkey

Abstract Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected parasitic zoonosis prioritized by the WHO for control. Several studies have investigated potential risk factors for CE through questionnaires, mostly carried out on small samples, providing contrasting results. We present the analysis of...

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Main Authors: Francesca Tamarozzi, Okan Akhan, Carmen Michaela Cretu, Kamenna Vutova, Massimo Fabiani, Serra Orsten, Patrizio Pezzotti, Gabriela Loredana Popa, Valeri Velev, Mar Siles-Lucas, Enrico Brunetti, Adriano Casulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Cystic echinococcosis
Epidemiology of human infection
Potential risk factors
Semi-structured questionnaires
Eastern Europe
Romania
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3634-1

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