Screening for cystic echinococcosis in an endemic region of Peru using portable ultrasonography and the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay.

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Published in Parasitol Res on May 04, 2005

Authors

Pedro L Moro1, Hector H Garcia, Armando E Gonzales, Juan J Bonilla, Manuela Verastegui, Robert H Gilman

Author Affiliations

1: National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, 61, Atlanta, GA, USA. psm9@cdc.gov

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