Molecular and morphological characterization of Echinococcus granulosus of human and animal origin in Iran [PDF]
, 2002 Iran is an important endemic focus of cystic hydatid disease (CHD) where several species of intermediate host are commonly infected with Echinococcus granulosus. Isolates of E.
Adams, P.J. +5 more
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Encountering the unknown: anesthetic management of a rare case of massive abdominopelvic hydatid cyst – a case report [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and Tropical MedicineBackground: Hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by parasitic tapeworms of Echinococcus spp. The two most frequently impacted organs are the liver and lungs.
S. Ray
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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 +6 more
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Primary renal hydatid cyst – A review
Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2019 The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of primary renal hydatidosis. A thorough review of the literature was made using the PubMed database.
Lucian Iorga +8 more
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Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2021 Objective:This study aimed to detect the presence of Echinococcus spp. in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPG) samples of hydatid cyst cases and to discuss the DNA isolation problems in FFPG samples.Methods:FFPG samples of 47 cases diagnosed with ...
Yılmaz Baş +7 more
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Pulmonary Parasitic Embolization Caused by Micro Ruptured Hydatid Cyst: An Autopsy Case
Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2023 Echinococcosis generally remains asymptomatic for many years, but it can also be fatal if complications like cyst rupture or superinfection occur. It is highly uncommon for a macroscopically non-ruptured cyst to cause death, and its exact mechanism is ...
Arzu Akçay +4 more
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Interactions between landscape changes and host communities can regulate echinococcus multilocularis transmission [PDF]
, 2003 An area close to the Qinghai-Tibet plateau region and subject to intensive deforestation contains a large focus of human alveolar echinococcosis while sporadic human cases occur in the Doubs region of eastern France.
Bao, G +10 more
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Large Hydatid Cyst in the Cardiac Interventricular Septum: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.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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Surveys on Baylisascaris procyonis in two of the three French wild raccoon populations
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeHuman infection by Baylisascaris procyonis can result in larva migrans syndromes, which can cause severe neurological sequelae and fatal cases. The raccoon serves as the definitive host of the nematode, harboring adult worms in its intestine and ...
Gérald Umhang +14 more
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Hepatic Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2021 Hydatid cysts are caused by an infestation with larval tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. The disease is endemic in developing countries but has rarely been reported from immigrant workers in Korea.
Wan Chul Kim, Jae Uk Shin, Su Sin Jin
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