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Point-of-Care Ultrasound Assessment of Tropical Infectious Diseases—A Review of Applications and Perspectives [PDF]
The development of good quality and affordable ultrasound machines has led to the establishment and implementation of numerous point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) protocols in various medical disciplines.
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Cystic Echinococcosis in the Early 2020s: A Review
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis caused by metacestodes, the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined CE as a neglected disease, it is the second most important foodborne parasitic disease,
Mihai-Octav Hogea +5 more
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Simple Summary Despite its importance to global health, hydatid disease remains difficult to diagnose and control without accurate and accessible diagnostic tools.
Ashkan Hajjafari +8 more
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Cystic echinococcosis in the Eastern Mediterranean region: Neglected and prevailing!
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is distributed worldwide, extending from China to the Middle East and from Mediterranean countries to the sub-Saharan Africa and South America. According to WHO, one million people around the world are suffering from CE with an
Mehdi Borhani +5 more
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The Echinococcus canadensis (G7) genome: A key knowledge of parasitic platyhelminth human diseases [PDF]
Background: The parasite Echinococcus canadensis (G7) (phylum Platyhelminthes, class Cestoda) is one of the causative agents of echinococcosis. Echinococcosis is a worldwide chronic zoonosis affecting humans as well as domestic and wild mammals, which ...
A Bankevich +109 more
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Since there is no potential, effective vaccine available, treatment is the only controlling option against hydatid cyst or cystic echinococcosis (CE).
A. Albalawi +4 more
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The European Register of Cystic Echinococcosis, ERCE: state-of-the-art five years after its launch
The real burden of human cystic echinococcosis (CE) remains elusive, due to the peculiar characteristics of the disease and the heterogeneous and incomplete data recording of clinical cases.
P. Rossi +51 more
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Large Hydatid Cyst in the Cardiac Interventricular Septum: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review
Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease with a high incidence in pastoral areas in Tibet. The heart is an uncommon location of echinococcosis, and involvement of the interventricular septum is even rarer. This disease can remain asymptomatic for a long time, but may result in cardiac tamponade and sudden death.
Lin Gao, Yixiu Zhang, Xiao Yang
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Cystic 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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Special Issue: “Echinococcosis”
Echinococcosis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that affects more than 1 million people, manifested mostly as cystic or alveolar echinococcosis (CE or AE, respectively) [...]
Maria Victoria Periago
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