Underreporting of Human Alveolar Echinococcosis, Germany
Open Access
- 1 June 2008
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 14 (6) , 935-937
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1406.071173
Abstract
We estimated the total number of human alveolar echinococcosis cases in Germany from 2003 through 2005 using the multiple source capture-recapture method. We found a 3-fold higher incidence of the disease than that shown by national surveillance data. We propose a revision of the reporting system to increase case ascertainment.Keywords
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