About the Authors
- Francesca Tamarozzi
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* E-mail: f_tamarozzi@yahoo.com
Affiliations Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Clinical Management of Cystic Echinococcosis, Pavia, Italy
- Ilaria Covini
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Mara Mariconti
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Affiliations Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Clinical Management of Cystic Echinococcosis, Pavia, Italy
- Roberta Narra
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Affiliations Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Clinical Management of Cystic Echinococcosis, Pavia, Italy
- Carmine Tinelli
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Affiliation Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry Unit, San Matteo Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
- Annalisa De Silvestri
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Affiliation Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry Unit, San Matteo Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
- Federica Manzoni
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Affiliation Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry Unit, San Matteo Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
- Adriano Casulli
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Affiliation Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanitá, Roma, Italy
- Akira Ito
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Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
- Andreas Neumayr
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Affiliation Medical Services and Diagnostic, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Enrico Brunetti
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Affiliations Department of Clinical Surgical Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Clinical Management of Cystic Echinococcosis, Pavia, Italy, Division of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, San Matteo Hospital Foundation, Pavia, Italy
Competing Interests
I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Vircell (Salamanca, Spain) is Small-Medium Enterprise partner in the HERACLES consortium funding this work. However, the diagnostic tests were purchased through routine commercial channels and the company was not involved nor had any influence on the design and performance of the study, the analysis of data, the discussion of the results, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: FT EB CT. Performed the experiments: FT IC MM RN. Analyzed the data: FT CT ADS FM AC AI AN. Wrote the paper: FT EB. Critically revised the manuscript: AC AI AN.