Strategies for the control of cystic echinococcosis in Uruguay.
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https://doi.org/10.35954/SM2023.42.2.3.e401Keywords:
Communicable Disease Control, Parasitic Diseases, Echinococcosis, Uruguay, Zoonoses.Abstract
Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonosis of parasitic origin with cosmopolitan distribution. In our country it continues to be an endemic disease, affecting mainly small population centers and poor rural areas related to sheep production. Control plans require a holistic approach, with the participation of different institutions, professionals and especially the community. Regional cooperation seeks to monitor the progress of the disease and focus action measures on four axes, defined according to the most common points of intervention to break the transmission cycle and consequently reduce the incidence and prevalence of the disease. This review used literature obtained from different databases, virtual libraries and regional and local websites with the aim of describing the main control, surveillance and prevention strategies currently applied in our country.
Received for review: June 2023.
Accepted for publication: August 2023.
Correspondence: Av. Gral. Flores 1568. Minas, Dpto. Lavalleja, Uruguay. Tel: (+598) 098109206 / 099355593.
Contact e-mail: macarenacoppola@gmail.com
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