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

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 …

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 …

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

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE), caused by the larval (metacestode) stage of Echinococcus
multilocularis, is considered one of the most serious parasitic zoonoses in Central and …

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 multilocularis, the aetiological agent of human Alveolar Echinococcosis (AE),
is transmitted between small mammals and wild or domestic canids. Dogs infected with E …

Hydatid disease is a neglected zoonotic parasitic disease caused by cysts of the tapeworm
Echinococcus granulosus. Canids, especially domestic dogs, are definitive hosts of the …

Host tissues affected by Leishmania infantum have differing degrees of parasitism.
Previously, the use of different biological tissues to detect L. infantum DNA in dogs has …

Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato is a globally prevalent zoonotic parasitic cestode
leading to cystic echinococcosis (CE) in both humans and sheep with both medical and …