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Comprehensive characterization of plasma cell-free Echinococcus spp. DNA in echinococcosis patients using ultra-high-throughput sequencing

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Background Echinococcosis is a life-threatening parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus spp. tapeworms with over one million people affected globally at any time. The Echinococcus spp.
Jingkai Ji, Bin Li, Jingzhong Li, Wangmu Danzeng, Jiandong Li, Yanping Zhao, Gezhen Qiangba, Qingda Zhang, Nibu Renzhen, Zhuoga Basang, Changlin Jia, Q. Gongsang, Jinmin Ma, Yicong Wang, Fang Chen, Hongcheng Zhou, Huasang, Jiefang Yin, Jiandan Xie, Na Pei, Huimin Cai, Huayan Jiang, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Asan, Xiumin Han, Junhua Li, Weijun Chen, Dong Yang   +28 more
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Unusual Presentation of Hydatid Cyst: Diagnosis with Bronchoscopy

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010
Hydatid disease is one of the major health problems in countries where hydatidosis is endemic. Atypical radiological findings may lead to misdiagnosis or delay in diagnosis in these patients.
Erkan Cakir, Sadik Erhan Ozaydin, Erdal Tasci, Reha Baran   +3 more
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Immunohistological detection of small particles of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus in lymph nodes is associated with enlarged lymph nodes in alveolar and cystic echinococcosis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Background Alveolar (AE) and cystic echinococcosis (CE) in humans are caused by the metacestode of the tapeworms Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.).
Johannes Grimm, J. Nell, A. Hillenbrand, D. Henne-Bruns, J. Schmidberger, W. Kratzer, B. Gruener, T. Graeter, M. Reinehr, A. Weber, P. Deplazes, P. Möller, Annika Beck, T. Barth   +13 more
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Presence of Echinococcus eggs in the environment and food: a review of current data and future prospects

Parasitology
Cystic and alveolar echinococcosis are considered the second and third most significant foodborne parasitic diseases worldwide. The microscopic eggs excreted in the feces of the definitive host are the only source of contamination for intermediate and ...
Roxanne Barosi, Gérald Umhang
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Hydatid Cyst in Humerus- A Rare Case Report

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023
Hydatid disease is caused by ingestion of eggs of Echinococcus species and formation of cyst in organs where the parasite larvae are deposited. E.granulosus, a cestode commonly causes hydatid disease in humans.
Ravina Ramesh Purohit, Hemali J Tailor, Chintal Ghanshyambhai Patel, Rahul Modi, Mili Sanjay Jadav   +4 more
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Metformin Suppresses Development of the Echinococcus multilocularis Larval Stage by Targeting the TOR Pathway

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 2020
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a severe disease caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Current chemotherapeutic treatment options based on benzimidazoles are of limited effectiveness, which underlines the need to find ...
Julia A Loos, Valeria A. Dávila, K. Brehm, A. Cumino   +3 more
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Clinical and epidemiological aspects of human echinococcosis in the Аstrakhan region for 2001-2020

Лечащий Врач, 2023
The study was conducted to study and analyze the clinical and epidemiological aspects of human echinococcal lesions in the Astrakhan region for 2001-2020. In total, 182 cases of human infection with echinococcus were registered during the analyzed period.
R. S. Arakelyan, V. A. Irdeeva, Kh. M. Galimzyanov, A. K. Akhmineeva, O. A. Arakelyants   +4 more
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Risk ranking of foodborne parasites : state of the art [PDF]

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Bouwknegt, Martijn, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Dorny, Pierre, Gabriël, Sarah, Havelaar, Arie H, Quoilin, Sophie, Robertson, Lucy J, Speybroeck, Niko, Torgerson, Paul R, Trevisan, Chiara, van der Giessen, Joke WB   +10 more
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Echinococcus multilocularis Infection, Southern Ontario, Canada

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Alveolar echinococcosis, the disease caused by infection with the intermediate stage of the Echinococcus multilocularis tapeworm, is typically fatal in humans and dogs when left untreated. Since 2012, alveolar echinococcosis has been diagnosed in 5 dogs,
Jonathon D. Kotwa, M. Isaksson, C. Jardine, G. D. Campbell, Olaf Berke, D. Pearl, N. Mercer, E. Osterman-Lind, A. Peregrine   +8 more
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Molecular survey on cattle and sheep hydatidosis and first detection of Echinococcus canadensis (G6/G7) in sheep in Turkey

Parasitology, 2020
Larval stage of genus Echinococcus is the causing agent for the zoonotic infection which is life threatening known as Echinococcosis. The purpose of this study was the identification, molecular analysis and characterization of Echinococcus spp.
Sarfraz Mehmood, S. Şimşek, F. Çelik, H. K. Kesik, S. Kilinc, H. Ahmed   +5 more
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