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. 1983 Feb;90(1):19–25. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400063786

Hydatid disease in the Western Isles.

I L Chisholm, M J MacVicar, H Williams
PMCID: PMC2134200  PMID: 6822726

Abstract

An investigation into the incidence of hydatid disease was carried out in the Hebridean islands of Lewis and Skye. The results showed that 20% of the sheep were infected and 10% of the dogs harboured Echinococcus granulosus. Sporadic human cases continue to occur but using serological tests we were unable to show evidence of subclinical infection in the population sampled.

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