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Even a worm will turn: An atypical presentation of hydatid disease [PDF]

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Hydatid disease (cystic echinococcosis) is a neglected zoonosis, often incidentally detected in its late stages. The clinical manifestations depend on the location and dimensions of the cysts, with the liver and lungs frequently affected.
Piero Saieva, Tamsin Lovelock, Thabiet Jardine   +2 more
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Spinal cystic echinococcosis - a systematic analysis and review of the literature : part 2. treatment, follow-up and outcome [PDF]

, 2013
Bone involvement in human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is rare, but affects the spine in approximately 50% of cases. Despite significant advances in diagnostic imaging techniques, surgical treatment and introduction of pharmacological therapy, spinal ...
Blum, Johannes, Brunetti, Enrico, Goblirsch, Sam, Neumayr, Andreas, Tamarozzi, Francesca   +4 more
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Natural history of Echinococcus granulosus microcyst development in long term in vitro culture and molecular and morphological changes induced by insulin and BMP-4

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
IntroductionCystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus is a disease of worldwide public health and economic importance. The determinants and underlying cellular mechanisms of CE development and fate in intermediate hosts are
Ali Derakhshani, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Masoud Rezaei, Ali Afgar, Ali Afgar, Ali Reza Keyhani, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Shahriar Dabiri, Majid Fasihi Harandi   +8 more
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Metabolic profiling of liver and faeces in mice infected with echinococcosis

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Echinococcosis is a severe zoonotic parasitic disease which severely affects the health of the hosts. The diagnosis of echinococcosis depends mainly on imaging examination.
Mingxing Zhu, Xiancai Du, Hongxia Xu, Songhao Yang, Chan Wang, Yazhou Zhu, Tingrui Zhang, Wei Zhao   +7 more
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Dynamic modeling of female neutering interventions for free-roaming dog population management in an urban setting of southeastern Iran

Scientific Reports, 2022
Understanding dynamics of free-roaming dog (FRD) population is critical for planning and implementation of dog population management programs. FRD population size estimation as well as dynamic modeling of dog population under different female dog ...
Saeedeh Shamsaddini, Milad Ahmadi Gohari, Hossein Kamyabi, Saeid Nasibi, Ali Derakhshani, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Mohammad Reza Baneshi, Elly Hiby, Majid Fasihi Harandi   +9 more
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Intestinal Expression of miR-130b, miR-410b, and miR-98a in Experimental Canine Echinococcosis by Stem-Loop RT-qPCR

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Echinococcus granulosus is a zoonotic cestode dwelling in the small intestine of canid definitive hosts. Intermediate hosts are a wide range of domestic and wild ungulates. Human infection with the larval stage causes cystic echinococcosis. Understanding
Ashkan Faridi, Ashkan Faridi, Ali Afgar, Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Saeid Nasibi, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Mohammad Farajli Abbasi, Majid Fasihi Harandi   +7 more
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The Relationship Between Preoperative Systemic Immune Inflammation Index and Prognostic Nutritional Index and the Prognosis of Patients With Alveolar Hydatid Disease

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
BackgroundTo explore the relationship between the preoperative immune inflammation index (SII) and the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and the overall survival rate (OS) of patients with alveolar hydatid disease.MethodsThe clinical data of patients ...
Bin Ren, Bin Ren, Xiaobin Chen, Xiaobin Chen, Pan Lei, Lizhao Hou, Lizhao Hou, Haijiu Wang, Haijiu Wang, Yin Zhou, Yin Zhou, Li Ren, Li Ren, Haining Fan, Haining Fan, Zhixin Wang, Zhixin Wang, Jiaqi Yuan, Jiaqi Yuan   +18 more
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Biological and morphological consequences of dsRNA-induced suppression of tetraspanin mRNA in developmental stages of Echinococcus granulosus

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Cystic echinococcosis, caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus, is a neglected tropical disease with remarkable morbidity in humans and a problem of worldwide economic importance in livestock industry.
Seyed Mohammad Mousavi, Ali Afgar, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Seifollah Mortezaei, Ashkan Faridi, Balal Sadeghi, Majid Fasihi Harandi   +6 more
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Fascioliasis associated with chronic cholecystitis in a woman from Sistan and Baluchestan province, a non-endemic region in Southeastern Iran

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Fascioliasis, caused by Fasciola hepatica, is a neglected zoonotic food-borne trematodiasis. The Caspian littoral in northern Iran is endemic for the disease, and human fascioliasis is well-known in that region. In the present study, we report
Mohammad Shafiee, Saeid Nasibi, Mohammad Reza Lashkarizadeh, Majid Fasihi Harandi   +3 more
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Epidemiological and molecular studies on Echinococcus granulosus from free-roaming dogs in Southeast Iran [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2020
Background and Aim: Cystic echinococcosis (CE), as a major zoonotic helminth infection, imposes remarkable socioeconomic burden on many endemic countries across the world, including Iran.
Alireza Keyhani, Iraj Sharifi, Mehdi Bamorovat, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi, Asma Askari, Mohammad Ebrahimipour, Majid Fasihi Harandi   +6 more
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