| echinococcus granulosus infection in humans and livestock in the coquimbo region, north-central chile. | cyst echinococcosis (ce) is one of the most important zoonosis in chile, where studies have focussed mainly in moist southern regions. the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis (ce) in livestock and humans in the semiarid coquimbo region in north-central chile. a review of all surgical cases of ce in humans reported in the elqui, limarí and choapa provinces in coquimbo region for the period comprising 1995-2006 was obtained. in addition, a retrospective ... | 2010 | 20071084 |