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Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis [PDF]
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2010 Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis, a zoonosis caused by the larvae of the dog tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, is considered as a major public health problem in countries where dogs are used to care for large herds. Despite its frequency and widespread endemicity, the literature on pulmonary cystic echinococcosis is scarce and not systematic.
Saul J. Santivaňez +1 more
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An Atypical Presentation of Cystic Echinococcosis [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 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. Mortality over 10 years is significant for those who go undiagnosed.
Elian D Abou Asala +4 more
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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2016 ABSTRACT Echinococcosis is one of the 17 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) recognized by the World Health Organization. The two major species of medical importance are Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis . E.
Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita +1 more
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Детские инфекции (Москва), 2023 The urgency of the problem of human echinococcosis is due to the widespread prevalence of this disease, polymorphism and the severity of clinical manifestations.
S. B. Chuelov, A. L. Rossina
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Hepatic cystic echinococcosis (type II): A case report [PDF]
Journal of International Medical ResearchThis article presents a case report of a rare instance of hepatic cystic echinococcosis (Type II). The patient is a young female who has resided in the Inner Mongolia region of China for an extended period and has a clear history of contact with dogs and
Zhiru Liang +6 more
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Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis [PDF]
Advances in Parasitology, 2017 Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and cystic echinococcosis (CE) are severe helminthic zoonoses. Echinococcus multilocularis (causative agent of AE) is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere where it is typically maintained in a wild animal cycle including canids as definitive hosts and rodents as intermediate hosts.
Majid Fasihi Harandi
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Trends in the disease burden of cystic echinococcosis in China, 1990–2044 analysis and forecasting study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study aims to analyze changes in the disease burden of cystic echinococcosis in China from 1990 to 2019 and to predict trends from 2020 to 2044. Using the Global Burden of Disease 2019 (GBD 2019) database, we analyzed the trends in annual percentage
Jianping Li, Jingjing Wei
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Abdominal Cystic Echinococcosis Treated with Albendazole. A Pediatric Cohort Study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 INTRODUCTION:Cystic echinococcosis is endemic in Argentina. The standard pharmacological treatment for the disease is albendazole, but surgery is a common alternative.
Samanta Moroni +7 more
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Extra-visceral Cystic Echinococcosis
Galicia Clínica, 2020 Echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus, from the family of taeniidae of the cestoda class and is endemic in South America, Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East and China1. In humans, Cystic Echinococcosis involves usually
Rui Assis, Andreia Brito
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Epidemiology of Cystic Echinococcosis in the World
Turkish Journal of Parasitology, 2013 The incidence and prevalence of cystic echinococcosis have fallen dramatically over the past several decades. Nonetheless, cystic echinococcosis remains a major public health issue in several countries and regions as a result of a reduction of control programmes due to economic problems.
Özlem Tünger
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