Investigating a hyper-endemic focus of Taenia solium in northern Lao PDR
Background The Taenia solium cysticercosis-taeniasis complex is a Neglected Tropical Disease of significant public health importance in many impoverished communities worldwide. The parasite is suspected to be endemic in Lao PDR as a result of widespread risk factors including open human defecation,...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Springer
2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35235 |
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