Polycystic echinococcosis in pacas, amazon region, peru

Pedro Mayor; Laura E. Baquedano; Elisabeth Sanchez; Javier Aramburu; Luis A. Gomez-Puerta; Victor J. Mamani; Cesar M. Gavidia

doi:10.3201/eid2103.141197

Polycystic echinococcosis in pacas, amazon region, peru

Pedro Mayor
, Laura E. Baquedano
, Elisabeth Sanchez
, Javier Aramburu
, Luis A. Gomez-Puerta
, Victor J. Mamani
, Cesar M. Gavidia

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Abstract

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.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	456-459
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2103.141197
State	Indexed - 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Polycystic echinococcosis in pacas, amazon region, peru

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