title: Control programme for cystic echinococcosis in Uruguay.
abstract: Cystic echinococcosis is a highly endemic parasitic zoonosis that is present in the Southern Cone countries of America. For several decades, various prevention and control programmes have been implemented in different countries and regions, with varying results. In Uruguay, a new control programme was implemented in 2006 that employed new strategies for canine diagnosis and treatment, dog population control, diagnosis in humans, epidemiological surveillance, and health education, including community participation. The control programme in Uruguay addresses the control and surveillance of the disease from a holistic perspective based on Primary Health Care, which has strengthened the community's participation in developing and coordinating activities in an interdisciplinary manner. Similarly, the control programme that is currently implemented is based on a risk-focused approach. The surveillance and control measures were focused on small villages and extremely poor urban areas. In this study, the strategies used and the results obtained from 2008-2013 are analysed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Montevideo , Uruguay, National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Irabedra
authors.affiliation: National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Montevideo , Uruguay, National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Ciro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Tacuarembo , Uruguay, National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Tacuarembo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sayes
authors.affiliation: National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Montevideo , Uruguay, National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Elola
authors.affiliation: National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Rivera , Uruguay, National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Rivera, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Montevideo , Uruguay, National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Noelia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morel
authors.affiliation: National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Tacuarembo , Uruguay, National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Tacuarembo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Segura
authors.affiliation: National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Tacuarembo , Uruguay, National Commission for Zoonoses, Ministry of Public Health, Tacuarembo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Estela Dos
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: University of Basque Country, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Vitoria , Spain, University of Basque Country, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Vitoria, Spain.
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Guisantes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D014583:Uruguay / Q000453:epidemiology