| [decline of echinococcosis in the netherlands; 1997-2008.] | objective: to establish the prevalence of human echinococcosis in the netherlands by using data from laboratories carrying out diagnostic procedures and data from pathology registries from 1997-2008. design: descriptive. method: data on serological diagnostic tests for echinococcus granulosus carried out from 1997 to 2008 were gathered from the national institute for public health and the environment (rivm) in bilthoven and leiden university medical center (lumc). additionally, all echinococcosi ... | 2010 | 21429262 |