Human cystic echinococcosis (hydatid disease) continues to be a substantial cause of
morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. Elimination is difficult to obtain and it is …

Echinococcosis is a cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by adult or larval stages of cestodes
belonging to the genus Echinococcus (family Taeniidae). The two major species of medical …

The larval forms of all four currently recognized species of Echinococcus are recognized as
causing disease (echinococcosis or hydatid disease) in humans: Echinococcus granulosus …

The main purpose of this article is to answer the questions about which test to perform for
hydatic diagnosis and when. Several techniques for biologic diagnosis and follow-up of …

The taeniid tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus is the causative agent of the echinococcal
disease, an important zoonosis with worldwide distribution. Accurate immunodiagnosis of …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the public health importance of taeniid cestode
zoonoses especially cystic echinococcosis, alveolar echinococcosis and T. solium …

Publisher Summary Hydatid disease (echinococcosis) is one of the most important parasitic
zoonoses and remains a public health and economic problem of global proportions. There …

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of
Echinococcus granulosus. Diagnosis of CE mainly relies on a combination of serological …

We assessed an Echinococcus granulosus hydatid fluid antigen-ELISA (EgHF-ELISA) as a
serologic prescreening test for E. granulosus infections, supplemented by more specific …

To evaluate the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of immunoelectrophoresis (IEP), indirect
haemagglutination (IHA), enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunoblotting …