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Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System in South America

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In this chapter, we reviewed the epidemiology of cystic hydatidosis in South America, especially focusing on hydatidosis of the central nervous system. Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis are the most frequent species in humans. Hydatidosis is endemic in several Latin American countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. The global occurrence of hydatid cysts of the central nervous system is uniformly low, with a reported incidence of 0.9–2.1 % of all cases of hydatidosis.

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Menghi, C.I., Gatta, C.L. (2014). Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System in South America. In: Turgut, M. (eds) Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System: Diagnosis and Treatment. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54359-3_3

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