Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and cystic echinococcosis (CE) are severe helminthic
zoonoses. Echinococcus multilocularis (causative agent of AE) is widely distributed in the …

Echinococcosis in humans is a zoonotic infection caused by larval stages (metacestodes) of
cestode species of the genus Echinococcus. Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is caused by …

Echinococcosis is a near-cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by adult or larval stages of
cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus (family Taenlldae). The two major species of …

Hydatidosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by larval stages (hydatid cysts) of
cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus and the family Taeniidae. Hydatid cyst …

Echinococcosis or hydatid disease (HD) is a zoonosis caused by the larval stages of taeniid
cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus. Hepatic echinococcosis is a life-threatening …

The worldwide incidence and prevalence of cystic echinococcosis have fallen dramatically
over the past several decades. Nonetheless, infection with Echinococcus granulosus (E …

Abstract At least 270 million people (58% of the total population) are at risk of cystic
echinococcosis (CE) in Central Asia including areas of Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan …

A distinct increase in fox populations, particularly in urban areas, has been observed in
Europe. This is of particular concern in endemic regions of the small fox tapeworm …

Echinococcosis is one of the major zoonotic parasitic diseases in the Middle East and Arabic
North Africa from Morocco to Egypt. Both cystic and alveolar echinococcosis has been …

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is an important and widespread zoonotic infection caused by the
larval stages of taeniid cestodes of the genus Echinococcus. The disease represents a …