Human cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) continues to be a substantial cause of
morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. Elimination is difficult to obtain and it is …

Among the species composing the genus Echinococcus, four species are of human clinical
interest. The most prevalent species are Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus …

The larval forms of taeniid cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus are the source of
the zoonotic infection known as echinococcosis. Alveolar and cystic echinococcosis are …

Methods for the diagnosis of infectious diseases have stagnated in the last 20–30 years.
Few major advances in clinical diagnostic testing have been made since the introduction of …

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 …

The taeniid tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus is the causative agent of the echinococcal
disease, an important zoonosis with worldwide distribution. Accurate immunodiagnosis of …

Methods for the diagnosis of parasitic infections have stagnated in the past three decades.
Labor-intensive methods such as microscopy still remain the mainstay of several diagnostic …

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of
Echinococcus granulosus. Diagnosis of CE mainly relies on a combination of serological …

Cystic hydatid disease (CHD) is caused by infection with Echinococcus granulosus
metacestodes and affects humans and livestock. Proteins secreted or excreted by …

Cystic hydatid disease (CHD) is caused by infection with the Echinococcus granulosus
metacestode and affects both humans and livestock. In this work, we performed a proteomic …