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Prevalence and risk factors associated with human cystic echinococcosis in rural areas, Mongolia
PLoS ONE, 2020 Cystic echinococcosis is a chronic, complex and neglected zoonotic disease with considerable socio-economic impact on the affected population. Even though Mongolia is included in the list of high cystic echinococcosis risk countries, there has been very ...
Temuulen Dorjsuren +2 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis remains a serious threat to public health. A standardized, imaging-based classification method for pulmonary echinococcosis has not yet been developed despite the existence of a standardized ultrasound classification ...
Lizhong Wu, Lingling Cai
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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.
Higuita, Nelson Iván Agudelo +2 more
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Epidemic cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan: an analysis of national surveillance data [PDF]
The 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
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Isolated Invasive Endomyocardial Cystic Echinococcosis Presenting with Heart Failure [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2012 Cardiac cystic echinococcosis is a rarely encountered parasitic infestation caused by Echinococcus granulasus larvae. Cystic echinococcosis hydatid composes 0.5–2% of all human cystic echinococcosis cases.
Suleyman Ercan +4 more
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Percutaneous Aspiration Injection and Re-aspiration as A Minimally Invasive Treatment for Spinal Cystic Echinococcosis: A Case Report [PDF]
Türkiye Parazitoloji DergisiCystic echinococcosis is a parasitic disease with significant importance for public health in endemic regions. Spinal cystic echinococcosis, however, is a rare form that may lead to severe complications due to its localization.
Özge Metin Akcan +4 more
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Primary Pelvic Cystic Echinococcosis
Turkish Journal of Parasitology, 2015 Cystic echinococcosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus is still an important health problem in endemic areas. Cystic echinococcosis may involve different organs or areas with the most common sites being the liver and the lungs. Pelvic involvement has previously been reported and was mainly accepted as secondary to cystic echinococcosis in other organs,
Yaman, İsmail +4 more
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Molecular epidemiology of cystic echinococcosis [PDF]
Parasitology, 2003 Echinococcus granulosusexhibits substantial genetic diversity that has important implications for the design and development of vaccines, diagnostic reagents and drugs effective against this parasite. DNA approaches that have been used for accurate identification of these genetic variants are presented here as is a description of their application in ...
McManus, D. P., Thompson, R. C. A.
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Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis in Belgium. [PDF]
CureusCystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease caused by the larval stage of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. We report a case of a 28-year-old Belgian woman who presented with debilitating inspiratory dorsal pain and coughing. Imaging revealed a large cystic structure in the right lower pulmonary lobe.
Ockerman A +3 more
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Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a child
Pediatric Pulmonology, 2023 AbstractThis case report describes the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of a 13‐year‐old boy with pulmonary cystic echinococcosis. The patient presented with low‐volume hemoptysis, and lung imaging revealed a large cystic mass, as well as smaller pseudo‐nodular lesions, suggesting a large intrathoracic hydatid cyst and ruptured cysts.
Peulier-Maitre, Elora +5 more
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