Moro Pedro, Schantz Peter M
Immunization Safety Office, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.
Parasitol Int. 2006;55 Suppl:S181-6. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2005.11.048. Epub 2005 Dec 22.
Echinococcus granulosus and related genotypic variants, the agents of cystic hydatid disease, occur widely in the American continents from Alaska and Northern Canada in North America to Tierra del Fuego in South America. Here we review the historical and current distribution and prevalence of these infections throughout the American countries and the results of programs to control or eliminate the infection.
细粒棘球绦虫及其相关基因型变种是囊型包虫病的病原体，广泛分布于美洲大陆，从北美洲的阿拉斯加和加拿大北部到南美洲的火地岛。在此，我们回顾这些感染在美国各国的历史和当前分布及流行情况，以及控制或消除该感染的项目成果。
