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Echinococcus granulosus complex infection in wild boar hunters and auxiliary hunting dogs [PDF]

One Health
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) is a zoonotic neglected tropical disease endemic in Italy, which perpetuates in several intermediate hosts, including wild boars, and dogs as definitive hosts.
Mariaelisa Carbonara, Francesco Buono, Anna Morea, Giovanni Sgroi, Maria Paola Maurelli, Francesco Locantore, Paolo Trerotoli, Francesca Indraccolo, Angela Stufano, Valentina Schino, Nicola D'Alessio, Vincenzo Veneziano, Piero Lovreglio, Domenico Otranto, Roberta Iatta   +14 more
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Multi-omics approaches reveal the mechanisms underlying the interaction between cyst fluid of <i>Echinococcus granulosus</i> and host immune cells. [PDF]

Front Immunol
He R, Yan R, Shi Y, Aierken A, Zhang X, Wen H, Aimulajiang K.   +6 more
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Lipid-free Antigen B subunits from echinococcus granulosus: oligomerization, ligand binding, and membrane interaction properties [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The hydatid disease parasite Echinococcus granulosus has a restricted lipid metabolism, and needs to harvest essential lipids from the host.
Córsico, Betina, Ferreira, Ana M., Franchini, Gisela R., Kennedy, Malcolm W., Pórfido, Jorge L., Silva-Álvarez, Valeria   +5 more
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An overview of the genetic diversity of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in Turkey

Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2022
Echinococcus granulosus is a parasite that lives as a host in animals and humans, causes great economic damage and poses a serious threat to health. Morphological differences and intermediate host preference are used to distinguish the species of this ...
Serra Örsten, Gülay Maçin, Sümeyye Başer, Salih Maçin   +3 more
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Differences in clinical aspects of human cystic echinococcosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto and the G6 genotype in Neuquén, Argentina

Parasitology, 2023
Most human cystic echinococcosis (CE) cases worldwide are attributed to Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s), followed by the G6 and G7 genotypes. While E. granulosus s.s.
María Florencia Debiaggi, Cristian A. Alvarez Rojas, Lorena Evelina Lazzarini, Daniel Calfunao, Paola Titanti, Liliana Calanni, Marisa Iacono, Silvia Viviana Soriano, Peter Deplazes, Nora Beatriz Pierangeli   +9 more
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A multiplex PCR for the simultaneous detection and genotyping of the Echinococcus granulosus complex. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
Echinococcus granulosus is characterized by high intra-specific variability (genotypes G1-G10) and according to the new molecular phylogeny of the genus Echinococcus, the E. granulosus complex has been divided into E. granulosus sensu stricto (G1-G3), E.
Ghalia Boubaker, Natalia Macchiaroli, Laura Prada, Marcela A Cucher, Mara C Rosenzvit, Iskender Ziadinov, Peter Deplazes, Urmas Saarma, Hamouda Babba, Bruno Gottstein, Markus Spiliotis   +10 more
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Prevalence of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in Owned Dogs in Lagos State, Nigeria

Veterinary Sciences, 2021
Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) infection in dogs poses risk of transmission to their owners and family members. We determined the prevalence and factors associated with E. granulosus s.l.
Emmanuel Jolaoluwa Awosanya, Zaynab Ligali, Kwabena Obeng Duedu, Angela Peruzzu, Giovanna Masala, Piero Bonelli   +5 more
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Identification of Echinococcus granulosus strains using polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism amongst livestock in Moroto district, Uganda

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2016
A descriptive study was conducted to identify the different strains of Echinococcus granulosus occurring in livestock in Moroto district, Uganda. Echinococcus cysts from 104 domestic animals, including cattle, sheep, goats and camels, were taken and ...
Martin Chamai, Leonard Omadang, Joseph Erume, Michael Ocaido, Peter Oba, Emmanuel Othieno, Straton Bonaventure, Annah Kitibwa   +7 more
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A comparative study of different immunoassays to detect specific antibodies to Echinococcus spp. in human sera

Helminthologia, 2020
Human echinococcosis, one of the most serious of parasitic zoonoses, is caused by the larval stages of taeniid cestodes of the genus Echinococcus. The study aimed to assess the reliability of the detection of specific antibodies to E.
Fecková M., Antolová D., Reiterová K.
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Echinococcosis

Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials, 2021
Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus species. The life cycle involves a definitive host (dogs, wolves, jackals, and foxes) and an intermediate host. It is not transmitted from human to human.
Emine PARLAK
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