Echinococcus spp. have a global distribution and are found on every continent except
Antarctica. Infections with these parasites are considered extremely serious, contributing to …

Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) has been eliminated or significantly reduced as a public
health problem in several previously highly endemic regions. This has been achieved by the …

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 …

Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a chronic and
debilitating zoonotic larval cestode infection in humans, which is principally transmitted …

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was evaluated for the identification of
morphologically indistinguishable eggs of the taeniid tapeworms from carnivores using …

Echinococcosis/hydatidosis, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a chronic and
debilitating zoonotic larval cestode infection in humans, which is principally transmitted …

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 …

Diagnosis and detection of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) infection in animals is a
prerequisite for epidemiological studies and surveillance of echinococcosis in endemic, re …

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 …