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Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis [PDF]

open access: yesActa Chirurgica Belgica, 2018
A 79-year old female patient with past history of breast adenocarcinoma underwent an abdominal computed tomography (CT) for asthenia and nausea.
DETRY, Olivier   +9 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Epidemic cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan: an analysis of national surveillance data

open access: yesThe 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   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors for cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in China: an analysis of a national population-based field survey

open access: yesParasites & 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   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kidney invasion occurred 2 years following liver transplantation for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: a case report

open access: yesBMC 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emerging and Re-Emerging Zoonoses of Dogs and Cats. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Since the middle of the 20th century, pets are more frequently considered as "family members" within households. However, cats and dogs still can be a source of human infection by various zoonotic pathogens.
Chomel, Bruno B
core   +2 more sources

Severe chest allodynia as an unusual first presentation of hydatid disease. A case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a worldwide zoonosis and the liver is the most commonly affected organ. Clinical manifestations range from completely asymptomatic cysts to a potential lethal cyst rupture and anaphylaxis.
Caruso, Damiano   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Interactions between landscape changes and host communities can regulate echinococcus multilocularis transmission [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
An area close to the Qinghai-Tibet plateau region and subject to intensive deforestation contains a large focus of human alveolar echinococcosis while sporadic human cases occur in the Doubs region of eastern France.
Bao, G   +10 more
core   +2 more sources

Echinococcus multilocularis coproantigen detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in fox, dog, and cat populations [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of Echinococcus multilocularis coproantigens (EM-ELISA) was developed with polyclonal rabbit (solid phase) and chicken egg (catching) antibodies that were directed against E ...
Alther, P.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Orbital alveolar echinococcosis: A case report

open access: yesJournal 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spinal cystic echinococcosis - a systematic analysis and review of the literature : part 2. treatment, follow-up and outcome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Bone involvement in human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is rare, but affects the spine in approximately 50% of cases. Despite significant advances in diagnostic imaging techniques, surgical treatment and introduction of pharmacological therapy, spinal ...
Blum, Johannes   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

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