Effects of management of infection source of echinococcosis in Linzhi, Tibet Autonomous Region of China

Background:Echinococcosis is highly endemic in western and northern China.Tibet Autonomous Region(TAR)is the most serious prevalent area.Linzhi is located in southeastern part ofTAR.Dogs are the primary infection source for the transmission of echinococcosis to humans.A control and prevention campaign based on dog management has been implemented in the past three years.This study aims to evaluate the effects of dog management on the infection rate of dogs.