Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and Echinococcus multilocularis: A review.

Autor: Woolsey ID; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway. Electronic address: ian.woolsey@nmbu.no., Miller AL; Department for Terrestrial Ecology, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Postboks 5685, Sluppen, Trondheim 7485, Norway.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Research in veterinary science [Res Vet Sci] 2021 Mar; Vol. 135, pp. 517-522. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.11.010
Abstrakt: Echinococcus spp. have a global distribution and are found on every continent except Antarctica. Infections with these parasites are considered extremely serious, contributing to significant morbidity and mortality in addition to substantial economic losses to the livestock industry. Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) and Echinococcus multilocularis, causing cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) respectively, are the two main species of interest from a human and veterinary perspective. This review collates the current state-of-the-art understanding of these two parasites within four key areas of relevance to human and veterinary professionals: transmission and epidemiology, clinical signs and pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment and prevention. This review should serve as a broad introduction to the most important Echinococcus spp. The reader is advised to seek out specific literature on individual diseases and their causative parasites for a deeper understanding.
(Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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