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Diagnostic and Management Perspectives in Alveolar Echinococcosis: Review of Literature

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2022
Alveolar echinococcosis is a life-threatening zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. The disease usually primarily involves the liver and shows tumor-like growth.
F. Aydın, A. Yalçın, A. Karaman, R. Sade, Gurkan Ozturk, F. Alper   +5 more
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Multimodality imaging in diagnosis and management of alveolar echinococcosis: an update

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2016
Alveolar echinococcosis is a parasitic disease limited to the northern hemisphere. The disease occurs primarily in the liver and shows a profile mimicking slow-growing malignant tumors. Echinococcus multilocularis infection is fatal if left untreated. It
Mesut Bulakçı, Merve Gülbiz Kartal, Sabri Yılmaz, Erdem Yılmaz, Ravza Yılmaz, Dilek Şahin, Murat Aşık, Oğuz Bülent Erol   +7 more
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Suspected Regional Lymph Node Metastasis in Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis: A Case Report

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2020
There is no direct evidence to support the existence of regional lymph node metastatic routes in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis, and only a few literature have been reported. There was a case of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis suspected of metastasis of
Qiang WANG, Yu CUI, Li REN, Haijiu WANG, Zhixin WANG, Hu WANG, Haining FAN   +6 more
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Clinical Features, Radiological Characteristics, and Outcomes of Patients With Intracranial Alveolar Echinococcosis: A Case Series From Tibetan Areas of Sichuan Province, China

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Objectives: Intracranial alveolar echinococcosis (IAE), a zoonotic disease, is a critical health problem in the Tibetan region. We aimed to describe the clinical and radiological characteristics and outcomes among patients with IAE.
Sisi Li, Jiani Chen, Yongqiao He, Yongyi Deng, Jie Chen, Wenyu Fang, Zhamu Zeren, Yadong Liu, A. Abdulaziz, B. Yan, Dong Zhou   +10 more
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The Role of Innate Lymphoid Cells in the Pathogenesis of Hepatic Echinococcosis: A Literature Review

Parasite Immunology, Volume 48, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Hepatic echinococcosis (HE), a major zoonotic disease, remains endemic in pastoral regions of Western China, where its incidence is closely linked to geographical, livestock and sanitary conditions. The disease presents a significant clinical challenge due to the complexity of host–parasite interactions and a high recurrence rate. To date, the
Wei Ma, Dian Wang, Chuanchuan Liu, Haining Fan   +3 more
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Alveolar Echinococcosis in a Patient with Presumed Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: An Unexpected Finding after Liver Transplantation

Pathogens, 2023
Primary sclerosing cholangitis is an important reason for liver transplantation. Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by Echinococcus multilocularis and presents characteristic calcified conglomerates detected by ultrasound or computed ...
Florian Fronhoffs, Leona Dold, Marijo Parčina, Arne Schneidewind, Maria Willis, Thomas F. E. Barth, Tobias J. Weismüller, Taotao Zhou, Philipp Lutz, Julian A. Luetkens, Peter Gerlach, Steffen Manekeller, Jörg C. Kalff, Tim O. Vilz, Christian P. Strassburg, Glen Kristiansen   +15 more
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The geographical distribution and prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in animals in the European Union and adjacent countries : a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2016
Background This study aimed to provide a systematic review on the geographical distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis in definitive and intermediate hosts in the European Union (EU) and adjacent countries (AC).
Boufana, B., Casulli, A., Conraths, F.J., Karamon, J., La Torre, G., Mannocci, A., Mipatrini, D., Oksanen, A., Possenti, A., Romig, T., Siles-Lucas, M., Wysocki, P.   +11 more
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Chemotherapy for the treatment of alveolar echinococcosis: Where are we?

Parasite
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a severe liver disease due to infection with the Echinococcus multilocularis larval stage, called the metacestode. Management of AE is based on benzimidazole chemotherapy (albendazole or mebendazole), associated with ...
B. Autier, F. Robert-Gangneux, Sarah Dion   +2 more
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Emerging human alveolar echinococcosis in Hungary (2003–2018): a retrospective case series analysis from a multi-centre study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) caused by Echinococcus multilocularis is an underreported, often misdiagnosed and mistreated parasitic disease mainly due to its low incidence.
B. Dezsényi, Z. Dubóczki, T. Strausz, Eszter Csulak, Veronika Czoma, Z. Káposztás, Mária Fehérvári, Áron Somorácz, A. Csilek, A. Oláh, Kálmán Almási, A. Patonai, D. Görög, Z. Széll, Z. Tolnai, T. Sréter, J. Danka, H. Auer, B. Grüner, T. Barth, A. Casulli   +20 more
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The European Union One Health 2024 Zoonoses Report

EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2025.
Abstract This report by the European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control presents the results of zoonoses monitoring and surveillance activities carried out in 2024 in 27 Member States (MSs), the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) and eight non‐MSs, according to the Zoonoses Directive 2003/99/EC.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)
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