Environmental, climatic and host population risk factors of human cystic echinococcosis in southwest of Iran

Abstract Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE), a worldwide zoonotic disease, is affected by various biological and environmental factors. We investigated dog/livestock populations, climatic and environmental factors influencing the distribution of human CE cases in Fars province, southwest Iran. Me...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Amin Ghatee, Koorosh Nikaein, Walter Robert Taylor, Mehdi Karamian, Hasan Alidadi, Zahra Kanannejad, Faezeh Sehatpour, Fateme Zarei, Gholamreza Pouladfar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09638-w