Global distribution of alveolar and cystic echinococcosis

P Deplazes, L Rinaldi, CAA Rojas, PR Torgerson… - Advances in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and cystic echinococcosis (CE) are severe helminthic
zoonoses. Echinococcus multilocularis (causative agent of AE) is widely distributed in the …

Ecology and life cycle patterns of Echinococcus species

T Romig, P Deplazes, D Jenkins, P Giraudoux… - Advances in …, 2017 - Elsevier
The genus Echinococcus is composed of eight generally recognized species and one
genotypic cluster (Echinococcus canadensis cluster) that may in future be resolved into one …

Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes infecting humans–review of current knowledge

CAA Rojas, T Romig, MW Lightowlers - International Journal for …, 2014 - Elsevier
Genetic variability in the species group Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato is well
recognised as affecting intermediate host susceptibility and other biological features of the …

Epidemiology and control of echinococcosis in central Asia, with particular reference to the People's Republic of China

W Zhang, Z Zhang, W Wu, B Shi, J Li, X Zhou, H Wen… - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
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 review of the global prevalence, molecular epidemiology and economics of cystic echinococcosis in production animals

GA Cardona, D Carmena - Veterinary parasitology, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

Echinococcoses in Iran, Turkey, and Pakistan: old diseases in the new millennium

M Borhani, S Fathi, E Darabi, F Jalousian… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Echinococcosis is considered a cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by different species of small
taeniid tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus and is regarded as a neglected zoonosis …

A review of zoonotic pathogens of dromedary camels

S Zhu, D Zimmerman, SL Deem - EcoHealth, 2019 - Springer
Dromedary, or one-humped, camels Camelus dromedarius are an almost exclusively
domesticated species that are common in arid areas as both beasts of burden and …

Phylogenetic pattern, evolutionary processes and species delimitation in the genus Echinococcus

AJ Lymbery - Advances in parasitology, 2017 - Elsevier
An accurate and stable alpha taxonomy requires a clear conception of what constitutes a
species and agreed criteria for delimiting different species. An evolutionary or general …

Echinococcus granulosus genotypes in Iran: a systematic review

S Khademvatan, H Majidiani, M Foroutan… - Journal of …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (sl) is a
significant zoonosis, especially in developing countries of the Middle East, with many …

Prevalence of cystic echinococcosis in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HR Khalkhali, M Foroutan, S Khademvatan… - Journal of …, 2018 - cambridge.org
As a significant zoonosis, cystic echinococcosis (CE) is endemic in some parts of the world,
such as the Middle East. There are studies on the prevalence of this infection in animal and …