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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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Genetic survey of alveolar and cystic echinococcoses in Romania: first molecular evidence of Echinococcus multilocularis in humans in the country [PDF]

, 2017
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) are considered as one of the most important zoonotic diseases in Romania, where they are subject to mandatory reporting.
Calma, C., Cavallero, Serena, D'Amelio, Stefano, Georgescu, S. O., Ito, A., Vasilková, Z., Šnábel, V.   +6 more
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Global, regional, and national burden of neglected tropical diseases and malaria, 1990–2021

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and malaria pose a major health challenge, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: Initially, we performed a descriptive analysis of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 database ...
Talaiti Tuergan, Aimitaji Abulaiti, Alimu Tulahong, Ruiqing Zhang, Yingmei Shao, Tuerganaili Aji   +5 more
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Endoparasitic infections in dogs from rural areas in the Lobos District, Buenos Aires province, Argentina [PDF]

, 2013
Dogs are definite hosts for several zoonotic helminthes and protozoan. Rural areas from the Lobos District in the northeast of Buenos Aires province, Argentina, are mainly used for livestock activity, increasing in this way the number of dogs on farms as
Bongiovanni, Roberto Antonio, Denegri, Guillermo Maria, Dopchiz, Marcela Cecilia, Elissondo, María Celina, Gonzalez, Patricia Verónica, Lavallén, Carla Mariela, Yannarella, Francisco   +6 more
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Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst Mimicking Both Tuberculous Cavity and Aspergilloma: A Diagnostic Challenge in an Endemic Region

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a zoonotic disease endemic in many pastoral regions. Pulmonary involvement, although less common than hepatic, may present with nonspecific respiratory symptoms and mimic other pathologies such as tuberculosis, posing a diagnostic challenge.
Mohammad Alaa Aldakak, Aows Ahmad, Raneem Ahmad, Bassel Ibrahim, Yehia Taifour   +4 more
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First Survey on the Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Positive Human Patients from 2015 to 2024 in Sardinia, Italy

Pathogens
Coxiella burnetii, the etiological agent of Q fever, is a globally distributed zoonotic pathogen affecting both animals and humans. Despite its known endemicity in various Mediterranean regions, data on human seroprevalence in Sardinia are still lacking.
Cinzia Santucciu, Maria Paola Giordo, Antonio Tanda, Giovanna Chessa, Matilde Senes, Gabriella Masu, Giovanna Masala, Valentina Chisu   +7 more
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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, Sumiya Ganzorig, Munkhbaatar Dagvasumberel, Altansukh Tsend-Ayush, Chimedlkhamsuren Ganbold, Mandukhai Ganbat, Enkh-Oyun Tsogzolbaatar, Uranchimeg Tsevelvaanchig, Giimaa Narantsogt, Chinchuluun Boldbaatar, Burnee Mundur, Munkhgerel Khand-Ish, Gurbadam Agvaandaram   +12 more
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Geographical Detector-based influence factors analysis for Echinococcosis prevalence in Tibet, China.

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 ...
Tian Ma, Dong Jiang, Mengmeng Hao, Peiwei Fan, Shize Zhang, Gongsang Quzhen, ChuiZhao Xue, Shuai Han, WeiPing Wu, Canjun Zheng, Fangyu Ding, Fangyu Ding   +11 more
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound Assessment of Tropical Infectious Diseases—A Review of Applications and Perspectives [PDF]

, 2015
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.
Abdalla, Abdalla Balla, Adler, Balasubramanian, Belard, Bharath Kumar Reddy, Bonnard, Brennan, Brindle, Brunetti, Brunetti, Bukte, Bustinduy, Bustinduy, Carr, Colley, Darge, Debrah, Debrah, Del Carpio, DeVries, Eckert, Eckert, el Scheich, Elia, Elmahdi, Frade, Giordani, Golemanov, Gonzalez, Grobusch, Guerin, Hanscheid, Heller, Heller, Heller, Heller, Heller, Heller, Heller, Heller, Henriquez-Camacho, Heuvelings, Jang, Jang, Janssen, Jeon, Kabaalioglu, King, King, King, Li, Lichtenstein, Luzze, Ma, Ma, Macpherson, Mahmoud, Majid, Mand, Mand, Mand, Mand, Maru, Mateer, Mazur-Melewska, Mekky, Melchionda, Michels, Mirabel, Mohammad, Moore, Moreno, Mortele, Muhtarov, Nabeta, Oliveira, Pereira Junior, Piccoli, Pinto-Silva, Polat Ekinci, Poltera, Quintanilla-Cedillo, Reuter, Richter, Richter, Richter, Rinaldi, Rozycki, Ruiz-Guevara, Shah, Shim, Srikiatkhachorn, Stanley, Stojkovic, Stojkovic, Stoopen, Stothard, Teichmann, Tolsgaard, Torres-Macho, Tufan, Umetsu, van Hoving, von Reyn, Wagatsuma, Wahlers, Wahlers, Weinke, Wu, Zha, Ziraman   +111 more
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Primary Hydatid Cyst of Neck Misdiagnosed as Lipoma: A Rare Case Report From Nepal

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Hydatid disease, caused by Echinococcus tapeworm infection, presents a significant health concern, particularly in low and middle‐income countries. This zoonotic disease predominantly affects the liver and lungs but can occur in various locations throughout the body.
Khusbu Kumari, Ishwor Thapaliya, Sumesh Singh, Susmin Karki, Simin Kunwar   +4 more
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