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Isolated Invasive Endomyocardial Cystic Echinococcosis Presenting with Heart Failure

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, Vuslat Bosnak, Murat Yuce, Vedat Davutoglu, Fethi Yavuz   +4 more
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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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Echinococcosis in children (clinical case of pulmonary echinococcosis in 8-year-old girl)

Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2019
The article presents the results of a review on echinococcosis in children and a clinical case of pulmonary echinococcosis in 8-year-old girl. In recent years, the number of patients with echinococcosis has increased not only in generally recognized ...
T.V. Sorokman, O.V. Makarova, N.O. Popeliuk   +2 more
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The first human case of multilocular Echinococcosis recognized in Serbia [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2023
Introduction. Echinococcus multilocularis causes multilocular or alveolar echinococcosis, which differs from infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus in clinical presentation in humans. The most common definitive hosts for E.
Lalošević Dušan, Živojinov Mirjana, Isaković Valentina, Ivanov Dejan, Trivunović Vladan, Ružić Maja   +5 more
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Echinococcus multilocularis: An emerging pathogen in Hungary and Central Eastern Europe? [PDF]

, 2003
Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of human alveolar echinococcosis, is reported for the first time in Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Hungary.
Egyed, Zsuzsa, Sréter, Tamás, Széll, Zoltán, Varga, István   +3 more
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Unusual Presentation of Echinococcosis Causing Diagnostic Dilemma by Mimicking Neoplasm Clinically: A Case Series [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2021
Echinococcosis (hydatid disease) is caused by the cestode parasite belonging to genus Echinococcus (tapeworm). It is found frequently in rural areas where domestic livestock-raising is common.
Mangesh Machindra Londhe, Tushar Vitthalrao Patil, Kishor Hiraman Suryawanshi, Grishma Satishrao Digraskar   +3 more
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Efficacy of Essential Oils of Thymus vulgaris and Origanum vulgare on Echinococcus granulosus [PDF]

, 2014
The aim of the present work was to determine the in vitro effect of T. vulgaris and O. vulgare essential oils against E. granulosus protoscoleces and cysts. Essential oils were added to the medium resulting in thymol final concentrations of 10 μg/mL. The
Denegri, Guillermo Maria, Eguaras, Martin Javier, Elissondo, María Celina, Gende, Liesel Brenda, Maggiore, Marina Alejandra, Pensel, Patricia Eugenia   +5 more
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Prevalence of Cystic Echinococcosis Genotypes in Iranian Animals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2022
Background. Cystic echinococcosis is considered a public health problem that if left untreated can have dangerous consequences for the person. The disease is caused by Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato larvae.
Sahar Khodashenas, Mehran Akbari, Reza Beiranvand, Mojtaba Didehdar, Mohammad Shabani, Parnia Iravani, Behnam Abedi   +6 more
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The Evolution of Cystic Echinococcosis in Humans and Ruminants in Portugal—A One Health Approach

Veterinary Sciences, 2023
Cystic echinococcosis, also known as hydatid disease, is a significant parasitic zoonosis with public health implications, albeit often neglected. In Portugal, data on this zoonosis are scarce despite being a mandatory notifiable disease in both humans ...
Ana Margarida Alho, Miguel Canhão Dias, Miguel Cardo, Pedro Aguiar, Luís Madeira de Carvalho   +4 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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