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From: Prevalence of human cystic echinococcosis in the towns of Ñorquinco and Ramos Mexia in Rio Negro Province, Argentina, and direct risk factors for infection

Fig. 3

Distribution of the CE cyst stages (58 cyst detected in 42 cases) according to the WHO Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis classification by age groups. Ñorquinco and Ramos Mexia, Rio Negro, Argentina, 2019. CE1, unilocular fluid-filled; CE2, with daughter cysts; CE3a, with detached parasitic layers; CE4, with solid content; CE5, with solid content and calcified walls. CE1–CE2 stages are considered active cysts, CE3a transitional (50% being biologically active and 50% inactive), while CE4–CE5 cysts are considered inactive

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