Report of the WHO Informal Working Group on cystic and alveolar echinococcosis surveillance, prevention and control
with the participation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Organisation for Animal Health, 22–23 june 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
6 June 2011
| Report
Overview
The purpose of the consultation was to review the current situation of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in highly endemic countries, discuss current veterinary public health measures used for their prevention and control, and assess the value of new advances, such as vaccines, and the feasibility of integrated approaches for disease control in intermediate and definitive host species.WHO Team
Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD),
Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis (WHO-IWGE)
Editors
Dr F. Meslin
Number of pages
20
Reference numbers
ISBN: 978 92 4 150292 4
WHO Reference Number: WHO/HTM/NTD/NZD/2011.2
Copyright
World Health Organization - Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.