| diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis on sheep farms in the south of argentina: areas with a control program. | in 2000 guarnera et al. proposed using elisa in canine faeces collected from the ground to detect dogs infected with echinococcus granulosus, thus determining sheep farms with active transmission. the objective was to evaluate the prevalence of e. granulosus infection in sheep farms of the patagonia. sheep farms were randomly selected in the provinces of río negro, chubut, neuquén, santa cruz and tierra del fuego (areas with control programs) and la pampa (comparison area). from one to three sam ... | 2004 | 15725535 |
| epidemiological surveillance of ovine hydatidosis in tierra del fuego, patagonia argentina, 1997-1999. | cystic echinococcosis is the most prevalent zoonosis in tierra del fuego province, argentina, with important economic, productive and public health consequences. the present work was performed to determine the ovine prevalence in tierra del fuego, argentina, as well as to evaluate the quality of diagnostic systems in slaughterhouses. moreover, genetic analyses to characterize the strain of echinococcus granulosus involved in the region were done. the first actions to perform a diagnosis of the e ... | 2006 | 16504405 |