Echinococcus granulosussensu lato and Echinococcus multilocularis: A review

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 gr...

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Published in:Research in Veterinary Science
Main Authors: Woolsey, Ian David, Miller, Andrea L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Echinococcus granulosus
Echinococcus multilocularis
Cystic echinococcosis
Alveolar echinococcosis
VDP::Basale medisinske
odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710
VDP::Basic medical
dental and veterinary sciences: 710
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2724542
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.11.010
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Summary: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. publishedVersion

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