Laboratory diagnosis of Echinococcus spp. in human patients and infected animals

M Siles-Lucas, A Casulli, FJ Conraths, N Müller - Advances in parasitology, 2017 - Elsevier
Among the species composing the genus Echinococcus, four species are of human clinical
interest. The most prevalent species are Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus …

Concepts in immunology and diagnosis of hydatid disease

W Zhang, J Li, DP McManus - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Echinococcosis is a cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by adult or larval stages of cestodes
belonging to the genus Echinococcus (family Taeniidae). The two major species of medical …

Immunology of alveolar and cystic echinococcosis (AE and CE)

B Gottstein, P Soboslay, E Ortona, J Wang… - Advances in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cystic and alveolar echinococcosis are severe chronic helminthic diseases caused by the
cystic growth or the intrahepatic tumour-like growth of the metacestode of Echinococcus …

Serological diagnosis and follow‐up of human cystic echinococcosis: a new hope for the future?

R Manzano-Román, C Sánchez-Ovejero… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an important helminthic zoonotic disease caused by the
Echinococcus granulosus complex. In humans, CE is a chronic disease driven by the growth …

Host‐parasite relationship in cystic echinococcosis: an evolving story

A Siracusano, F Delunardo, A Teggi… - Journal of Immunology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus causes cystic echinococcosis, a neglected
infectious disease that constitutes a major public health problem in developing countries …

Antigens for the immunodiagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus infection: An update

D Carmena, A Benito, E Eraso - Acta tropica, 2006 - Elsevier
The taeniid tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus is the causative agent of the echinococcal
disease, an important zoonosis with worldwide distribution. Accurate immunodiagnosis of …

Echinococcus–host interactions at cellular and molecular levels

K Brehm, U Koziol - Advances in parasitology, 2017 - Elsevier
The potentially lethal zoonotic diseases alveolar and cystic echinococcosis are caused by
the metacestode larval stages of the tapeworms Echinococcus multilocularis and …

A set of recombinant antigens from Echinococcus granulosus with potential for use in the immunodiagnosis of human cystic hydatid disease

VG Virginio, A Hernandez, MB Rott… - Clinical & …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Several recombinant clones expressing antigens from Echinococcus granulosus were
isolated previously from a parasite cDNA library using cystic hydatid disease (CHD) patients' …

Immunomodulatory mechanisms during Echinococcus granulosus infection

A Siracusano, R Riganò, E Ortona, E Profumo… - Experimental …, 2008 - Elsevier
The pathologic events that ensue after humans ingest the eggs of Echinococcus granulosus
and continue while cystic echinococcosis develops, provide an excellent example …

Cystic echinococcosis: aspects of immune response, immunopathogenesis and immune evasion from the human host

A Siracusano, F Delunardo, A Teggi… - … , Metabolic & Immune …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected infectious disease caused by the larval stage of
Echinococcus granulosus. It constitutes a major public health problem in developing …