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Hydatid Disease of the Pelvis: A Rare Manifestation With Diagnostic Challenges—A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Case Reports
Hydatid disease, a parasitic infection caused by a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus, predominantly affects the liver and the lungs, but its location in the pelvis is extremely rare.
Saurav Jha   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

ECHINOCOCCUS OF THE LUNGS. [PDF]

open access: greenJAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1898
As is generally known, echinococcus disease is produced by the taenia echinococcus, a parasite whose domicile is in the intestines of the dog, sometimes perhaps also of the cat. Its length is four millimeters. It has four joints, the posterior of which is larger than the remaining three together.
Carl Beck
openalex   +4 more sources

Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and Echinococcus multilocularis: A review

open access: yesResearch in Veterinary Science, 2021
Echinococcus spp. have a global distribution and are found on every continent except Antarctica. Infections with these parasites are considered extremely serious, contributing to significant morbidity and mortality in addition to substantial economic losses to the livestock industry.
Ian David Woolsey
exaly   +4 more sources

Biology and Systematics of Echinococcus [PDF]

open access: yesAdvances in Parasitology, 2017
The biology of Echinococcus, the causative agent of echinococcosis (hydatid disease) is reviewed with emphasis on the developmental biology of the adult and metacestode stages of the parasite. Major advances include determining the origin, structure and functional activities of the laminated layer and its relationship with the germinal layer; and the ...
Andrew Thompson
exaly   +4 more sources

Gray wolves as sentinels for the presence of Echinococcus spp. and other gastrointestinal parasites in France

open access: yesInternational Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
Over the past 30 years, the gray wolf population has recovered in France, initially to wolves from Italy passing through the Alps. The population is carefully monitored, but little information is available on their helminth fauna, which includes ...
Gérald Umhang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soil contamination by Echinococcus multilocularis in rural and urban vegetable gardens in relation to fox, cat and dog faecal deposits

open access: yesParasite, 2021
Echinococcus multilocularis eggs are deposited on the ground with the faeces of the carnivore definitive hosts. A reliable assessment of the spatial distribution of E.
Da Silva Abdou Malik   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asian Admixture in European Echinococcus multilocularis Populations: New Data From Poland Comparing EmsB Microsatellite Analyses and Mitochondrial Sequencing

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
The cestode Echinococcus multilocularis is the causative agent of a severe zoonotic disease: alveolar echinococcosis (AE). The parasite is distributed over a vast area in northern Eurasia and North America, but the impact of AE on human health is highly ...
Gérald Umhang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epizootiology and biological characteristics of echinococcosis in agricultural animals, dogs, wild carnivores, and rodents in the Western region of the Republic of Kazakhstan [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinary World, 2023
Background and Aim: Echinococcosis is one of the most dangerous parasitic diseases common to humans and animals. In Kazakhstan, echinococcosis is widespread in animals.
Abirova Ilana   +8 more
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