Epidemiology of echinococcosis in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Mahmoudi, S Mamishi, M Banar, B Pourakbari… - BMC Infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the larval stages of taeniid
cestodes of the genus Echinococcus. The two major types of infection in humans are cystic …

Therapeutic efficacy of nanocompounds in the treatment of cystic and alveolar echinococcoses: challenges and future prospects

NM Bakhtiar, A Akbarzadeh, A Casulli… - Parasitology …, 2019 - Springer
Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and E. multilocularis are the causative agents of life-
threatening cystic and alveolar echinococcoses (CE and AE), respectively, which lead to …

Parasite-derived microRNAs in plasma as novel promising biomarkers for the early detection of hydatid cyst infection and post-surgery follow-up

Z Alizadeh, M Mahami-Oskouei, A Spotin, T Kazemi… - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently, cystic echinococcosis (CE) follow-up is a serious concern among surgeons.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, endogenous, non-coding RNAs which are present in …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and clinical features of hydatid cyst in Northern Iran from 2005 to 2015

PI Parkoohi, M Jahani, F Hosseinzadeh… - Iranian journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Human hydatid disease imposes significant impacts on public health by
producing substantial morbidity and mortality in involved communities. This study aimed to …

The first morphometric and phylogenetic perspective on molecular epidemiology of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in stray dogs in a hyperendemic Middle East …

SA Shariatzadeh, A Spotin, S Gholami, E Fallah… - Parasites & …, 2015 - Springer
Background Hydatidosis is considered to be a neglected cyclo-zoonotic disease in Middle
East countries particularly northwestern Iran which is caused by metacestode of tapeworm …

Human cystic echinococcosis in southwest Iran: a 15-year retrospective epidemiological study of hospitalized cases

R Shahriarirad, A Erfani, M Eskandarisani… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is considered as a neglected disease with
significant mortality and morbidity in most of the developing countries. The current study …

[HTML][HTML] Status of human cystic echinococcosis based on hospital records in Mazandaran Province: A first registry-based evidence

R Tabaripour, A Sharifpour, M Fakhar, S Asadi… - Parasite Epidemiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Human cystic echinococcosis, as an emerging neglected parasitic disease, is
caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus spp. Because of the medical and …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of Human hydatidosis in Ardabil Province, north-west of Iran

Z Heidari, B Mohammadi-Ghalehbin… - Iranian Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Cystic Echinococcosis is considered a cosmopolitan cyclozoonotic parasitic
infection. This study aimed at evaluating the seroprevalence of human hydatidosis using …

Epidemiological characteristics of human cystic echinococcosis in Khuzestan province (Iran), 2011–2021: a retrospective analytical study

MHF Haddad, Z Sepahvand, T Fadaei… - Journal of Parasitic …, 2023 - Springer
Hydatid cyst (HC) disease is endemic in many Mediterranean countries. The most polluted
areas of Iran include the Alborz and Zagros Mountain ranges, where animal husbandry is …

Molecular characterization and sequence analysis of Echinococcus granulosus from sheep isolates in East Azerbaijan province, northwest of Iran

M Mahami Oskouei, N Ghabouli Mehrabani… - Journal of Parasitic …, 2016 - Springer
Echinococcus granulosus as an etiologic agent of hydatid cyst is one of the most important
zoonotic helminthes in the world that causing enormous economic and health losses. The …