Prevalence estimation of Italian ovine cystic echinococcosis in slaughterhouses: A retrospective Bayesian data analysis, 2010-2015.

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a complex zoonosis with domestic and sylvatic life-cycles, involving different intermediate and definitive host species. Many previous studies have highlighted the lack of a surveillance system for CE, its persistence in Italy, and endemicity in several Italian regions....

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Main Authors: Federica Loi, Paola Berchialla, Gabriella Masu, Giovanna Masala, Paola Scaramozzino, Andrea Carvelli, Vincenzo Caligiuri, Annalisa Santi, Maria Cristina Bona, Carmen Maresca, Maria Grazia Zanoni, Gioia Capelli, Simona Iannetti, Annamaria Coccollone, Stefano Cappai, Sandro Rolesu, Toni Piseddu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214224