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Echinococcosis: Advances in the 21st Century

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2019
Echinococcosis is a zoonosis caused by cestodes of the genus Echinococcus (family Taeniidae). This serious and near-cosmopolitan disease continues to be a significant public health issue, with western China being the area of highest endemicity for both ...
Donald Mcmanus, Hao Wen, Wenbao Zhang
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Expert consensus for the diagnosis and treatment of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in humans

Acta Tropica, 2010
The earlier recommendations of the WHO-Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis (WHO-IWGE) for the treatment of human echinococcosis have had considerable impact in different settings worldwide, but the last major revision was published more than 10 ...
Enrico Brunetti, Dominique Angele Vuitton   +1 more
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Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors for cystic and alveolar echinococcosis in China: an analysis of a national population-based field survey

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.
Tian Ma, Qian Wang, Mengmeng Hao, Chuizhao Xue, Xu Wang, Shuai Han, Qian Wang, Jiangshan Zhao, Xiao Ma, Xianglin Wu, Xiaofeng Jiang, Lei Cao, Yaming Yang, Yu Feng, Quzhen Gongsang, Jürgen Scheffran, Liqun Fang, Richard James Maude, Canjun Zheng, Fangyu Ding, Weiping Wu, Dong Jiang   +21 more
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Cystic Echinococcosis: Clinical, Immunological, and Biomolecular Evaluation of Patients from Sardinia (Italy)

Pathogens, 2020
Cystic echinococcosis (CE), a zoonotic disease caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.), is a worldwide public health problem.
Alberto Porcu, Cinzia Santucciu, Toni Piseddu   +2 more
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The impact of environmental factors on human echinococcosis epidemics: spatial modelling and risk prediction

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 ...
Jie Yin, Xiaoxu Wu, Chenlu Li, Jiatong Han, Hongxu Xiang   +4 more
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Echinococcosis of the spine

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 ...
Spyridon Sioutis, Lampros Reppas, Achilles Bekos, E. Soulioti, T. Saranteas, D. Koulalis, G. Sapkas, A. Mavrogenis   +7 more
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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, Min Qin, Laurent Gavotte, Wei-Ping Wu, Xixi Cheng, Jia-Xi Lei, Jun Yan, Roger Frutos   +7 more
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Echinococcosis: a review [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2009
Echinococcosis in humans occurs as a result of infection by the larval stages of taeniid cestodes of the genus Echinococcus. In this review we discuss aspects of the biology, life cycle, etiology, distribution, and transmission of the Echinococcus organisms, and the epidemiology, clinical features, treatment, and effect of improved diagnosis of the ...
Peter M Schantz
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Risk factors associated with human echinococcosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Introduction Echinococcosis is a widespread zoonotic disease caused by tapeworms of the Echinococcus genus, manifesting in mature or larval forms. Cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) are the primary types affecting humans, linked,
Soran H Tahir, Hiwa O Abdullah, Hawkar A Nasralla   +2 more
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Confirmed Autochthonous Case of Human Alveolar Echinococcosis, Italy, 2023

Emerging Infectious Diseases
In September 2023, a patient in Italy who had never traveled abroad was referred for testing for suspected hepatic cystic echinococcosis. Lesions were incompatible with cystic echinococcosis; instead, autochthonous alveolar echinococcosis was confirmed.
Francesca Tamarozzi, Niccolò Ronzoni, Monica Degani, Eugenio Oliboni, Dennis Tappe, Beate Gruener, Federico Gobbi   +6 more
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