Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) has been eliminated or significantly reduced as a public
health problem in several previously highly endemic regions. This has been achieved by the …

Background Human echinococcosis is a neglected zoonosis caused by parasites of the
genus Echinococcus. The most frequent clinical forms of echinococcosis, cystic …

This paper discusses the characteristics of regression-kriging (RK), its strengths and
limitations, and illustrates these with a simple example and three case studies. RK is a …

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE), caused by the larval (metacestode) stage of Echinococcus
multilocularis, is considered one of the most serious parasitic zoonoses in Central and …

Remote sensing, geographical information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis provide
important tools that are as yet under-exploited in the fight against disease. As the use of …

Wildlife are now recognised as an important source of emerging human pathogens,
including parasites. This paper discusses the linkages between wildlife, people, zoonotic …

Rodents are shared intermediate or paratenic hosts for Echinococcus multilocularis,
Toxocara spp. and Toxoplasma gondii, and may serve as valuable indicators for assessing …

Echinococcosis, resulting from infection with tapeworms Echinococcus granulosus and E.
multilocularis, has a global distribution with 2–3 million people affected and 200,000 new …

Understanding the ecological factors that drive the spatial patterns of parasites transmission
is essential to predict their distribution under global change and to direct proactive …

Over the past 10-15 years, significant advances have been made in the development and
application of geographical information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS). In …