Boiling sheep liver or lung for 30 minutes is necessary and sufficient to kill Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces in hydatid cysts

Boiling sheep liver or lung for 30 minutes is necessary and sufficient to kill Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces in hydatid cysts

Proper disposal of carcasses and offal after home slaughter is difficult in poor and remote communities and therefore dogs readily have access to hydatid cysts containing offal from livestock, thus completing the parasite cycle of Echinococcus granulosus and putting communities at risk of cystic ech...

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Main Authors: Li Jun, Wu Chuanchuan, Wang Hui, Liu Huanyuan, Vuitton Dominique A., Wen Hao, Zhang Wenbao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2014-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Echinococcus granulosus
Cystic echinococcosis
Hydatid cyst
Control measures
Community health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014064

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