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Echinococcus spp. are cestode parasites commonly known as small tapeworms of carnivorous animals. Their medical importance lies in the infection of humans by the larval stage of the parasites, predominantly including Echinococcus granulosus, whichisthe causative agent of cystic echinococcosis (CE) a...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.292.6235 2023-05-15T15:04:43+02:00 Summary Bruno Gottstein The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/zip http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.292.6235 en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.292.6235 Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/2d/dd/Acta_Vet_Scand_2010_Oct_13_52(Suppl_1)_S5.tar.gz text ftciteseerx 2016-01-07T21:38:27Z Echinococcus spp. are cestode parasites commonly known as small tapeworms of carnivorous animals. Their medical importance lies in the infection of humans by the larval stage of the parasites, predominantly including Echinococcus granulosus, whichisthe causative agent of cystic echinococcosis (CE) and Echinococcus multilocularis, which causes alveolar echinococcosis (AE). A few other species or genotypes are only very rarely ornotatallfoundinhumans.Duetotheemerging situation in many parts of Europe, the present article will predominantly focus on E. multilocularis. The natural life cycle of E. multilocularis involves predominantly red and arctic foxes as definitive hosts, but domestic dogs can also become infected and represent an important infection source for humans in highly endemic areas. In the definitive host, egg production starts as early as 28 days after infection. After egg ingestion by a rodent or a human, larval maturation will occur practically exclusively within the liver tissue. The geographic distribution of E. multilocularis is restricted to the northern hemisphere. In Europe, relatively frequent reports of AE in humans occur in central and Text Arctic Unknown Arctic |
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Echinococcus spp. are cestode parasites commonly known as small tapeworms of carnivorous animals. Their medical importance lies in the infection of humans by the larval stage of the parasites, predominantly including Echinococcus granulosus, whichisthe causative agent of cystic echinococcosis (CE) and Echinococcus multilocularis, which causes alveolar echinococcosis (AE). A few other species or genotypes are only very rarely ornotatallfoundinhumans.Duetotheemerging situation in many parts of Europe, the present article will predominantly focus on E. multilocularis. The natural life cycle of E. multilocularis involves predominantly red and arctic foxes as definitive hosts, but domestic dogs can also become infected and represent an important infection source for humans in highly endemic areas. In the definitive host, egg production starts as early as 28 days after infection. After egg ingestion by a rodent or a human, larval maturation will occur practically exclusively within the liver tissue. The geographic distribution of E. multilocularis is restricted to the northern hemisphere. In Europe, relatively frequent reports of AE in humans occur in central and |
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