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Alveolar echinococcosis in the canton of Geneva between 2010 and 2021: a descriptive analysis

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly
BACKGROUND: Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare but potentially severe parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus multilocularis, endemic in many countries in the northern hemisphere, including Switzerland.
Manon Ollagnon   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Annual assessment of Echinococcus multilocularis surveillance reports submitted in 2025 in the context of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772

open access: yesEFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 7, July 2025.
Abstract This report comprises the 15th assessment of the Echinococcus multilocularis surveillance scientific reports, provided by Finland, Ireland, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and Norway on their respective surveillance programmes. Every year since 2012, EFSA presents the assessment to the European Commission in which the sampling strategy ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cystic echinococcosis in Cyprus: historical retrospective and finding of 2 Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato species

open access: yesParasitology
The island of Cyprus was a historical endemic area for cystic echinococcosis (CE) in the Mediterranean. During the last decades, Cyprus has been an open-air laboratory and a model for testing and implementing control measures aiming to eliminate CE as a ...
Azzurra Santoro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis

open access: yesBMC Medical Imaging, 2022
Background Microwave ablation (MWA) is a popular therapy for liver malignant tumor in recent years. Few studies have been conducted on its use in the treatment of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE).
Xu Deng   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis: Predictive Biological Activity Based on Radiomics of MRI

open access: yesBioMed Research International, 2021
Background To evaluate the role of radiomics based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the biological activity of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE).
Bo Ren   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of anthropogenic and natural environmental changes on Echinococcus transmission in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the People’s Republic of China

open access: yes, 2016
Echinococcus transmission is known to be affected by various environmental factors, which may be modified by human influence or natural events including global warming.
Atkinson, Jo-An M   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Molecular and morphological characterization of Echinococcus granulosus of human and animal origin in Iran [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Iran is an important endemic focus of cystic hydatid disease (CHD) where several species of intermediate host are commonly infected with Echinococcus granulosus. Isolates of E.
Adams, P.J.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Allicin Against Alveolar Echinococcosis In Vitro and in a Mouse Model

open access: yesActa Parasitologica, 2021
Purpose At present, the chemotherapy for alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is mainly based on albendazole (ABZ). However, more than 20% of patients fail chemotherapy. Therefore, new and more effective treatments are urgently needed.
Chuanchuan Liu   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Progress on the development of rapid diagnostic tests for foodborne neglected zoonotic helminthiases : a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Foodborne Neglected Zoonotic Helminths (FNZH) are parasites of both economic and public health importance. They include Taenia solium, Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, Echinococcus multilocularis and Foodborne trematodes (FBT).
Chabala, Chishala   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Serological Assays for Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis—A Comparative Multi-Test Study in Switzerland and Kyrgyzstan

open access: yesPathogens, 2022
Both alveolar (AE) and cystic echinococcosis (CE) are lacking pathognomonic clinical signs; consequently imaging technologies and serology remain the main pillars for diagnosis.
P. A. Kronenberg   +18 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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