Risk factors associated with human cystic echinococcosis in Florida, Uruguay: results of a mass screening study using ultrasound and serology.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on May 01, 1998

Authors

C Carmona1, R Perdomo, A Carbo, C Alvarez, J Monti, R Grauert, D Stern, G Perera, S Lloyd, R Bazini, M A Gemmell, L Yarzabal

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1: Instituto de Higiene e Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la Republica, Montevideo, Uruguay.

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