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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Alveolar Echinococcosis: An Emerging Infectious Disease in Alberta, Canada.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021
Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a zoonotic cestode infection which is usually fatal in the absence of treatment. Treatment involves major surgery or indefinite antiparasitic therapy.
S. Houston, S. Belga, K. Buttenschoen, R. Cooper, S. Girgis, B. Gottstein, G. Low, A. Massolo, C. MacDonald, N. Müller, J. Preiksaitis, P. Sarliève, S. Vaughan, K. Kowalewska-Grochowska   +13 more
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Special Issue: “Echinococcosis”

Parasitologia, 2023
Echinococcosis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that affects more than 1 million people, manifested mostly as cystic or alveolar echinococcosis (CE or AE, respectively) [...]
Maria Victoria Periago
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Emerging and Re-Emerging Zoonoses of Dogs and Cats. [PDF]

, 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
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Ultrasound identification of hepatic echinococcosis using a deep convolutional neural network model in China: a retrospective, large-scale, multicentre, diagnostic accuracy study

The Lancet: Digital Health, 2023
Summary: Background: Ultrasonography is the most widely used technique to diagnose echinococcosis; however, challenges in using this technique and the demand on medical resources, especially in low-income or remote areas, can delay diagnosis.
Yongfeng Yang, MS, Yangdan Cairang, ProfBS, Tian'an Jiang, ProfMD, Jianhua Zhou, ProfPhD, Li Zhang, ProfMS, Baowen Qi, MS, Shumei Ma, ProfMS, Lina Tang, ProfBS, Dong Xu, ProfMD, Lingdai Bu, ProfBS, Rui Bu, ProfMD, Xiang Jing, ProfMD, Hui Wang, ProfMD, Zubang Zhou, ProfMS, Cheng Zhao, ProfMS, Baoming Luo, ProfMD, Liwen Liu, ProfMD, Jianqin Guo, ProfMS, Yuzhen Nima, ProfBS, Guoyong Hua, ProfMS, Zengcheng Wa, ProfBS, Yuying Zhang, ProfBS, Guoyi Zhou, BS, Wen Jiang, MS, Changcheng Wang, MS, Yang De, BS, Xiaoling Yu, ProfMD, Zhigang Cheng, ProfMD, Zhiyu Han, ProfMD, Fangyi Liu, ProfMD, Jianping Dou, ProfMD, Hui Feng, ProfMS, Chong Wu, MS, Ruifang Wang, MD, Jie Hu, BS, Qi Yang, MD, Yanchun Luo, BS, Jiapeng Wu, MD, Haining Fan, Ping Liang, MD, Jie Yu, MD   +40 more
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An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis [PDF]

, 2020
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an infection caused by the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. CE generally manifests in the liver, but it may present in any organ. These patients often first present to the emergency department.
Abou Asala, Elian D., Axelson, Daniel, Grahf, Daniel C., Tetali, Bhavana   +3 more
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Comparison of local ablation with Albendazole or laparoscopic hepatectomy combined with Albendazole in the treatment of early hepatic alveolar echinococcosis

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Background Echinococcosis (E) is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the larval morphology of echinococcosis tapeworms. Among the recognized species, two are of medical importance—E. granulosus and E.
Jide A, J. Chai, Zongping Shao, Shun-yun Zhao, Hao Wang, Xiangren A, Jinyu Yang   +6 more
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Preoperative albumin level is a marker of alveolar echinococcosis recurrence after hepatectomy. [PDF]

, 2017
To identify a preoperative blood marker predictive of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) recurrence after hepatectomy. All consecutive patients who underwent operation for liver AE at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) between January 1992 and December ...
Demartines, N., Halkic, N., Joliat, G.R., Labgaa, I.   +3 more
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30-yr course and favorable outcome of alveolar echinococcosis despite multiple metastatic organ involvement in a non-immune suppressed patient

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2013
We report the 30-yr history of a well-documented human case of alveolar echinococcosis, with a lung lesion at presentation followed by the discovery of a liver lesion, both removed by surgery.
Bardonnet Karine, Vuitton Dominique A, Grenouillet Frédéric, Mantion Georges A, Delabrousse Eric, Blagosklonov Oleg, Miguet Jean-Philippe, Bresson-Hadni Solange   +7 more
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Field evaluation of an immunochromatographic test for diagnosis of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis [PDF]

, 2018
Background: The larval stages of the tapeworms Echinocoocus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis are the causative agents of human cystic echinococcosis (CE) and human alveolar echinococcosis (AE), respectively.
A Baraquin, AM Šimundić, Chun-hua Gao, CM Budke, CM Budke, D Carmena, Dietmar Steverding, EJ Larrieu, F Tamarozzi, Feng Shi, GS Tamer, J Eckert, Jun-yun Wang, JW Shin, JY Wang, M Mihmanli, M Stojkovic, N Xiao, P Deplazes, P Kern, P Kern, PR Torgerson, PR Torgerson, Q Wang, Q Wang, S Mandal, SH Yu, T Li, T Li, T Li, W Zhang, W Zhang, WHO Informal Working Group, X Feng, X Feng, Xia Wang, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Y Sako, Yue-tao Yang, Z Wang, ZA Bhutta   +40 more
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Alveolar echinococcosis in a dog in Missouri, USA

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2022
A 10-y-old, castrated male Boxer dog that was born and had lived in Missouri without any travel history to other states, except for a few trips to Kansas, was presented with a distended abdomen and declined health. Ultrasonographic examination revealed a
K. Kuroki, Y. Morishima, Lindsay Dorr, C. Cook   +3 more
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