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Cystic echinococcosis in the endemic island of Sardinia (Italy): has something changed?
Parasitology research - 1 Jul 2020
Varcasia Antonio, Dessì Giorgia, Lattanzio Silvia, Marongiu Daniela, Cuccuru Cesare, Carta Silvia, Meloni Maria Pina, Tamponi Claudia, Scala Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a disease of livestock and humans caused by the larval stage of the Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) species complex and occurs especially in areas where sheep breeding is widespread. This survey evaluates, after more than a decade since the last epidemiological survey, the current situation and trend of CE in sheep of the highly endemic island of Sardinia (Italy). From 2012...
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