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The Global Burden of Alveolar Echinococcosis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010
Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is known to be common in certain rural communities in China whilst it is generally rare and sporadic elsewhere. The objective of this study was to provide a first estimate of the global incidence of this disease by country.
Paul R Torgerson, Paul R Torgerson, Krista Keller, Mellissa Magnotta, Natalie Ragland   +4 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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Laparoscopic hepatectomy for the treatment of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis

Parasite, 2021
Background: At present, laparoscopy is relatively mature as a minimally invasive technique, but there are few reports on this approach for the radical treatment of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE).
L. Wan, B. Ran, T. Aji, P. Shalayiadang, T. Jiang, Y. Shao, H. Wen   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Alveolar echinococcosis of the liver in children [PDF]

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences, 2009
AbstractBackground/purposeAlveolar echinococcosis of the liver (AEL) is a zoonosis that is distributed in cold regions of the northern hemisphere. The disease is mostly found in adults and rarely in pediatric patients because it tends to be slow growing.Patients and methodsTen Japanese pediatric patients (under 15 years old) with AEL have been operated
Yoshida, Tadashi, Kamiyama, Toshiya, Okada, Tadao, Nakanishi, Kazuaki, Yokoo, Hideki, Kamachi, Hirofumi, Matsushita, Michiaki, Sato, Naoki, Sasaki, Fumiaki, Todo, Satoru   +9 more
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A Case of Human Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis Accompanied by Lung and Brain Metastases

Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2021
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is considered as a fatal zoonosis caused by the larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis. The lungs and brain are the most common metastatic organs.
Chuanchuan Liu, H. Fan, R. Ge
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Human Alveolar Echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013
Human echinococcosis is a reportable disease in Kyrgyzstan. Between 1995 and 2011, human alveolar echinococcosis increased from 60 cases per year. The origins of this epidemic, which started in 2004, may be linked to the socioeconomic changes that followed the dissolution of the former Soviet Union.
Usubalieva, Jumagul, Minbaeva, Gulnara, Ziadinov, Iskender, Deplazes, Peter, Torgerson, Paul R   +4 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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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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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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Cystic echinococcosis in Cyprus: historical retrospective and finding of 2 Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato species

Parasitology
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, Panagiotis Konstantinou, Federica Santolamazza, Adriano Casulli   +3 more
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