Among the species composing the genus Echinococcus, four species are of human clinical
interest. The most prevalent species are Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus …

The larval forms of taeniid cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus are the source of
the zoonotic infection known as echinococcosis. Alveolar and cystic echinococcosis are …

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 …

Immunodiagnostic and molecular approaches for the detection of taeniid cestode infections:
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Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by Echinococcus granulosus metacestode,
invokes a serious public health concern. Early diagnosis has great impacts on reduction of …

Organ or tissue tropism/preference in many parasites is essential for their establishment,
survival and pathogenesis. In protozoan parasites eg Trypanosoma and Plasmodium, tissue …

Echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection caused by adult or larval (metacestode) stages of
cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus. The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

Summary WK Yong and DD Heath published in 1979 a seminal paper in the first issue of P
arasite Immunology describing their efforts to determine whether the arc 5 precipitin band …

Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) is a worldwide common helminth disease caused by the larval
form of Echinococcus granulosus. The aim of this study is to determine the genetic …

The present investigation was conducted (during PM examination of the slaughtered
carcasses) to assess the prevalence of hydatidosis in camels sacrificed in Assuit …