Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and Echinococcus multilocularis: A review
| Autor: | Ian David Woolsey, Andrea L. Miller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Basic medical
dental and veterinary sciences: 710 [VDP] 040301 veterinary sciences Zoology Alveolar echinococcosis Echinococcus multilocularis 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Sensu Echinococcosis parasitic diseases Animals Humans Basale medisinske odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710 [VDP] Echinococcus granulosus 030304 developmental biology 0303 health sciences General Veterinary biology Cystic echinococcosis Transmission (medicine) 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification Echinococcus Global distribution |
| Zdroj: | Research in Veterinary Science |
| ISSN: | 1532-2661 |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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