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EFORT Open Reviews, 2021 Echinococcosis or hydatid disease affecting the spine is an uncommon manifestation of Echinococcus granulosus infection of the spine. More commonly found in endemic areas, it causes significant morbidity and mortality as it grows slowly and produces symptoms mainly by compressing the spinal cord.
Spyridon Sioutis +7 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Human echinococcosis is affected by natural environmental factors, and its prevalence shows a distinct geographical distribution. Western China has the highest endemicity of human echinococcosis worldwide, but the spatial pattern and ...
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Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Human cystic and alveolar echinococcosis are neglected tropical diseases that WHO has prioritized for control in recent years. Both diseases impose substantial burdens on public health and the socio-economy in China.
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Societal drivers of human echinococcosis in China
Parasites & Vectors, 2022 Background Echinococcosis is a parasitic zoonotic disease that threatens human health and economic development. In China, 370 counties are endemic for echinococcosis. Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has the most patients and people at risk.
Li-Ying Wang +7 more
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Cell-Membrane Biomimetic Indocyanine Green Liposomes for Phototheranostics of Echinococcosis
Biosensors, 2022 Echinococcosis is an important zoonotic infectious disease that seriously affects human health. Conventional diagnosis of echinococcosis relies on the application of large-scale imaging equipment, which is difficult to promote in remote areas. Meanwhile,
Xinxin Xiong +5 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Echinococcosis, caused by genus Echinococcus, is the most pathogenic zoonotic parasitic disease in the world. In Tibet of the People's Republic of China, echinococcosis refers principally to two types of severe zoonosis, cystic echinococcosis (CE) and ...
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Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 1997 Hydatids, the intermediate stages, or metacestodes, of the tapeworm genus, Echinococcus, present a major immunological problem; they survive, grow and metastasize in immunized hosts which are protected against reinfection and possess effector mechanisms capable of killing the parasite.
Ana Lía Taratuto, Stella M. Venturiello
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Liver cystic echinococcosis: a parasitic review
Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023 Liver cystic echinococcosis (CE), known as hydatid disease, is caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. Humans are accidental hosts in this zoonotic disease process, and hepatic infection accounts for over two-thirds of all cases. Since
A. Govindasamy, P. R. Bhattarai, J. John
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Role of the radiologist in the diagnosis and management of the two forms of hepatic echinococcosis
Insights into Imaging, 2022 Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by two zoonotic tapeworms (cestodes) of the Echinocococcus genus. It can be classified as either alveolar or cystic echinococcosis.
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the larvae of Echinococcus multilocularis. Because of its characteristics of diffuse infiltration and growth similar to tumors, the disability rate and mortality rate are ...
Xiaolei Xu +17 more
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