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Risk factors for canine echinococcosis in an endemic area of Peru
Risk factors for canine echinococcosis in an endemic area of Peru
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2005
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Moro P.L.
Lopera L.
Bonifacio N.
Gonzales A.
Gilman R.H.
Moro M.H.
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Elsevier
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Abstract
An epidemiological study was conducted in a highland rural community in Peru to determine risk factors for canine echinococcosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Dogs were diagnosed using a coproantigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Dog owners were interviewed prior to stool collection and asked for attitudes, practices and beliefs likely to be associated with local patterns of E. granulosus transmission.
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This study was funded by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONCYTEC), Lima, Peru. We thank Dr. Peter Schantz for constructive comments and review of the manuscript.
Keywords
parasite antigen,
analytic method,
article,
attitude,
confidence interval,
controlled study,
diagnostic test,
disease association,
dog,
echinococcosis