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The initial stage of alveolar echinococcosis is a diagnostic challenge: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare, potentially fatal parasitosis with the main manifestation site in the liver. Diagnosis already in the initial stage of the disease is important to prevent further exacerbation and possible secondary ...
Tilmann Graeter, Julian Schmidberger, Rong Shi, Tanja Kaltenbach, Thomas F. E. Barth   +4 more
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Multimodal imaging for the diagnosis of cardiac alveolar echinococcosis: a case report [PDF]

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background Primary cardiac echinococcosis is rare, and cardiac alveolar echinococcosis is even rarer and more unusual. Reported cases of this disease are extremely limited, and multimodal imaging provides an important guide to treatment and decision ...
Mengdie Zhu, Xukun Gao, Xiaoping Wang, Li Meng   +3 more
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Spatiotemporal Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals the Dynamic Immunological Landscape of Alveolar Echinococcosis (Adv. Sci. 18/2025) [PDF]

Advanced science
Echinococcus Multilocularis In article number 2405914, Wan‐Zhong Jia, Junhua Li, Hong‐Bin Yan, and co‐workers decipher the shift in host (Nezha) immune response strategies from “active killing” to “negative segregation” during Echinococcus multilocularis hepatic infection.
Zhihua Ou, Li Li, Peidi Ren, Ting‐Ting Zhou, Fan He, Jialing Chen, Huimin Cai, Xiumin Han, Yao‐Dong Wu, Jiandong Li, Xiu‐Rong Li, Qiming Tan, Wenhui Li, Qi Chen, Nian‐Zhang Zhang, Xiuju He, Wei‐Gang Chen, Yanping Zhao, Jiwen Sun, Qian Zhang, Yan‐Tao Wu, Yingan Liang, Jie You, Guohai Hu, Xue‐Qi Tian, Sha Liao, Bao‐Quan Fu, Ao Chen, Xue‐Peng Cai, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Xin Jin, Xun Xu, Wan‐Zhong Jia, Junhua Li, Hong‐Bin Yan   +35 more
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Insights into Human Cystic Echinococcosis in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq: Characteristics and Molecular Identification of Cysts

Pathogens, 2022
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected worldwide distributed parasitic disease caused by the Echinococcusgranulosus sensu lato (s.l.) species complex.
Araz Ramadhan Issa, Sardar Hassan Arif, Ayad Ahmad Mohammed, Federica Santolamazza, Azzurra Santoro, Wijdan Mohammed Salih Mero, Adriano Casulli   +6 more
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Species and genotypes belonging to Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato complex causing human cystic echinococcosis in Europe (2000–2021): a systematic review

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background This study aimed to fill a gap of knowledge by providing a quantitative measure of molecularly identified species and genotypes belonging to Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) causing human cystic echinococcosis (CE) in Europe during ...
Adriano Casulli, Alessandro Massolo, Urmas Saarma, Gérald Umhang, Federica Santolamazza, Azzurra Santoro   +5 more
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Advances in the pharmacological treatment of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: From laboratory to clinic

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis. Because of its characteristics of diffuse infiltration and growth similar to tumors, the disability rate and mortality rate are ...
Xiaolei Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Xiaolei Xu, Xinye Qian, Xinye Qian, Cancan Gao, Yuan Pang, Yuan Pang, Hu Zhou, Hu Zhou, Hu Zhou, Lizhen Zhu, Lizhen Zhu, Zhan Wang, Zhan Wang, Zhan Wang, Mingquan Pang, Mingquan Pang, Defang Wu, Defang Wu, Wenhao Yu, Wenhao Yu, Fanyu Kong, Fanyu Kong, Dalin Shi, Dalin Shi, Yuting Guo, Yuting Guo, Yuting Guo, Xiaoxia Su, Xiaoxia Su, Wang Hu, Wang Hu, Jun Yan, Xiaobin Feng, Haining Fan, Haining Fan   +37 more
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Epidemic cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan: an analysis of national surveillance data

The Lancet Global Health, 2020
Summary: Background: Human cystic and alveolar echinococcosis are among the priority neglected zoonotic diseases for which WHO advocates control. The incidence of both cystic echinococcosis and alveolar echinococcosis has increased substantially in the ...
Giulia Paternoster, DVM, Gianluca Boo, PhD, Craig Wang, MSc, Gulnara Minbaeva, MD, Jumagul Usubalieva, MD, Kursanbek Mamasalievich Raimkulov, CandBiolSci, Abdykadyr Zhoroev, MD, Kubanychbek Kudaibergenovich Abdykerimov, MSc, Philipp Andreas Kronenberg, MSc, Beat Müllhaupt, ProfMD, Reinhard Furrer, ProfPhD, Peter Deplazes, ProfDVM, Paul Robert Torgerson, ProfPhD   +12 more
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Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors for cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in China: an analysis of a national population-based field survey

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Human cystic and alveolar echinococcosis are neglected tropical diseases that WHO has prioritized for control in recent years. Both diseases impose substantial burdens on public health and the socio-economy in China.
Tian Ma, Qian Wang, Mengmeng Hao, Chuizhao Xue, Xu Wang, Shuai Han, Qian Wang, Jiangshan Zhao, Xiao Ma, Xianglin Wu, Xiaofeng Jiang, Lei Cao, Yaming Yang, Yu Feng, Quzhen Gongsang, Jürgen Scheffran, Liqun Fang, Richard James Maude, Canjun Zheng, Fangyu Ding, Weiping Wu, Dong Jiang   +21 more
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Kidney invasion occurred 2 years following liver transplantation for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: a case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background The organ most commonly invaded in echinococcosis is the liver; the lungs, brain, kidneys, heart, and spleen are rarely invaded, and multi-organ involvement in echinococcosis is even rarer.
Qirui Hu, Simin Chen, Yichen Fan, Qian Lu, Manjun Deng, Haining Fan   +5 more
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Orbital alveolar echinococcosis: A case report

Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 2018
Purpose: To report a rare case of orbital alveolar echinococcosis in Iran. Methods: A 23-year-old woman with multi-lobular mass lesion in the right orbit underwent excisional biopsy via a deep lateral orbitotomy approach.
Mohammad Taher Rajabi, Saeed Mohammadi, Narges Hassanpoor, Seyedeh Simindokht Hosseini, Narges Shahbazi, Seyed Ziaeddin Tabatabaie, Mohammad Bagher Rajabi   +6 more
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