Polycystic hydatid disease in Brazil: report of five new human cases and a short review of other published observations

This paper describes five additional Brazilian human cases of polycystic hydatid disease due to Echinococcus vogeli, reviews the previous cases reported in Brazil, including one report of E. oligarthus (20 in total), and some epidemiological aspects of this disease which is no longer a curiosity but...

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Main Author: D'Alessandro,A. (author)
Other Authors: Moraes,M.A.P. (author), Raick,A.N. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 1996
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Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821996000300001
Country:Brazil
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