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Comment
. 2021 Mar 30;15(3):e0009296.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009296. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Formal Comment; Tracing the source of infection of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis, neglected parasitic infections with long latency: The shaky road of "evidence" gathering

Paul R Torgerson  1 , Lucy J Robertson  2
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Formal Comment; Tracing the source of infection of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis, neglected parasitic infections with long latency: The shaky road of "evidence" gathering

Paul R Torgerson et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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