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SUBMITTER: Budke CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3752796 | biostudies-other | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20130401 6
A systematic literature review of cystic echinoccocosis (CE) frequency and symptoms was conducted. Studies without denominators, original data, or using one serological test were excluded. Random-effect log-binomial models were run for CE frequency and proportion of reported symptoms where appropriate. A total of 45 and 25 articles on CE frequency and symptoms met all inclusion criteria. Prevalence of CE ranged from 1% to 7% in community-based studies and incidence rates ranged from 0 to 32 case ...[more]