| cystic echinococcosis: analysis of the serological profile related to the risk factors in individuals without ultrasound liver changes living in an endemic area of tacuarembó, uruguay. | cystic echinococcosis (ce) is a high prevalence zoonosis among the rural population of tacuarembó (uruguay). the correlation between serological data and the incidence of risk factors was studied in a survey carried out in 1998 among rural communities where 480 individuals were examined by means of abdominal sonography (local prevalence = 0.8%). serum samples (305) were analysed by elisa to determine specific igg against crude antigens from echinococcus granulosus. a total of 27 individuals exhi ... | 2005 | 15830820 |