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Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2019 Apr;31(1):94-97

National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases; Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, National Health Commission; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200025, China.

This article analyzes recent progresses on health education and health promotion targeting echinococcosis control in the major endemic foci of China, and describes the problems, including lack of human echinococcosis control knowledge, low human health literacy levels, incomplete establishment of health promotion mode, and urgent efforts to achieve the goal of Health for All. In addition, the feasible measures and strategies on health literacy promotion for echinococcosis control are discussed in combination with the national health literacy promotion strategy according to Healthy China 2030. Read More

Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports 2018 Aug 30;13:234-237. Epub 2018 Jun 30.

Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada; Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada. Electronic address:

Southern Ontario has recently been identified as a risk area for Echinococcus multilocularis, based on surveys of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and coyotes (Canis latrans) which act as definitive hosts of the parasite. In this manuscript, we describe the first detection of E. multilocularis in an eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) in North America. Read More

Acta Trop 2019 Apr 19. Epub 2019 Apr 19.

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.

Health is the core of development. Health cooperation between countries plays a pivotal role under the 'Belt and Road' Initiative. In 2013, China launched its Belt and Road Initiative to improve the international cooperation of which health was an important component. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Apr;98(16):e15267

Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Introduction: Echinococcosis, also called hydatid disease, is a common parasitic infection of the liver. However, echinococcus lesions rarely involve the heart, especially in children.

Patient Concerns: An 8-year-old child from grazing areas of northwest China was referred to our hospital for the complaint of inpersistent precordial chest pain and left upper quadrant pain for 3 years. Read More

Adv Biomed Res 2019 28;8:23. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

Department of Infectious Diseases, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Muscular hydatid cyst is a rare condition mainly secondary to the cysts from other organs. We hereby present an uncommon case of primary hydatid cyst found in the right biceps brachii muscle of a 36-year-old male. Magnetic resonance revealed no involvement in any other part of his body. Read More

Exp Ther Med 2019 May 1;17(5):4197-4204. Epub 2019 Apr 1.

Imaging Center of Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810001, P.R. China.

The objective of the present study was to provide a basis for the personalized treatment of intermediate and advanced hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) by elucidating the characteristics of vascular invasion and lesion growth. A total of 160 patients with intermediate and advanced HAE who were subjected to plain as well as contrast-enhanced 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging prior to surgery were analyzed. Read More

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) 2019 Jan 7;32(1):85-87. Epub 2019 Jan 7.

Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport HospitalBridgeportConnecticut.

Echinococcosis (hydatid disease) is caused by the larval stage of . It most frequently involves the liver, followed by the lung. Pancreatic echinococcosis is very rare, even in endemic areas, with an incidence of 0. Read More

Int J Surg Case Rep 2019 Apr 6;58:54-56. Epub 2019 Apr 6.

Department of General Surgery, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, Pakistan. Electronic address:

Background And Aim: Hydatid disease is caused by Echinococcus granulosus; a tapeworm. They rarely affect the musculoskeletal system of the body (<5% of cases). The objective of this case report is to discuss about hydatid cyst disease involving the right pectoralis major muscle. Read More

Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019 Apr 16. Epub 2019 Apr 16.

Fifth Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China; Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Institute of Gansu Province, Clinical Medical College Cancer Center of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Biological Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Transformation Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China. Electronic address:

Background: Endoscopic sphincterotomy is the established treatment for common bile duct stones. Balloon dilation offers an alternative. Prolonged dilation (300 s) with a 10 mm diameter balloon decreases the occurrence of pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Read More

Adv Med Sci 2019 Apr 16;64(2):324-330. Epub 2019 Apr 16.

Department of Tropical and Parasitic Diseases, University Centre of Maritime and Tropical Medicine (UCMMiT), Medical University of Gdansk, Gdynia, Poland; Department of Tropical Medicine and Epidemiology, Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdynia, Poland.

Purpose: Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Ultrasonography is the method of choice in the initial diagnosis of AE. The aim of the study is to present the most frequent sonomorphological patterns of lesions in hepatic AE based on the analysis of ultrasound findings in patients treated for AE at the University Centre of Maritime and Tropical Medicine (UCMMiT; Gdynia, Poland), and to establish whether there is a relationship between the clinical stage of AE and the occurrence of a specific sonomorphological pattern of hepatic lesions. Read More

J Neurosci Rural Pract 2019 Apr-Jun;10(2):367-370

Department of Neuropathology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Human coenurosis is a rare zoonotic disease caused by the larvae of seen in sheep-rearing countries. We report the case of a 63-year-old male who was referred to our hospital with a working diagnosis of skull base chondrosarcoma. Histopathological examination after surgical excision revealed characteristic feature of coenurus with multiple scolices invaginating from the outer cuticular layer. Read More

Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2019 Aug 19;9:49-55. Epub 2019 Mar 19.

Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Background: () is a parasite with a complex life cycle whose transmission involves a predator-prey interaction. Accidental ingestion of eggs by humans may cause alveolar echinococcosis, a potentially fatal disease. Although previous research suggested that the composition of the assemblage of prey species may play a key role in the transmission, the relation between presence and the prey assemblages has never been analyzed. Read More

GMS Infect Dis 2019 19;7:Doc01. Epub 2019 Feb 19.

MVZ Labor Ravensburg, Germany.

Serological detection of echinococcosis is crucial for diagnosis and management. We evaluated the new blot assay Euroline-WB (ELB, Euroimmun) which consists of a Western blot with vesicle antigens and a line blot part with recombinant antigens from (, genus-specific EgAgB) and (species-specific Em18 and Em95), in comparison to a commercial Western Blot (EWB, LDBio) for detection and species differentiation of echinococcosis within routine laboratory diagnostics. Thirty-five serum samples from 35 patients classified according to a standardized classification were included in the analysis. Read More

J Visc Surg 2019 Apr 12. Epub 2019 Apr 12.

Colorectal Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address:

Objective: There are various protoscolicidal agents for inactivation of protoscoleces of hydatid cysts before and during surgical operation. The present study was aimed to evaluate the protoscolicidal effect of two concentrations of Eucalyptus globulus on protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato under in vitro condition and to compare its efficacy with hypertonic saline, povidone iodine and silver nitrate.

Methods: Live protoscoleces obtained from the liver of naturally infected sheep were exposed to 0. Read More

Int J Surg Case Rep 2019 Mar 28;57:190-193. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

Al-Mouwasat University Hospital, Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria. Electronic address:

Background: Initial reservations regarding spillage and the ability to manage the cyst wall have been allayed by many reports which show satisfying results with minimal complications using laparoscopic techniques. Here, we study the possibility and safety of simultaneous laparoscopic pericystectomy with one of the most common laparoscopic procedure; laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Case Presentation: A 37 y/o female from a rural area in Syria was referred to our clinic after one year of total pericystectomy from both right and left lobes of lung. Read More

Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2019 Apr 15;8:256-259. Epub 2019 Mar 15.

Immunoparasitology Laboratory, Veterinary Clinical Centre, University of Melbourne, Princes Highway, Victoria, 3030, Australia.

A three year old female water buffalo was slaughtered for human consumption on a dairy buffalo farm in eastern New South Wales, Australia. Gross examination of the offal revealed four small, superficial hydatid cysts in the liver and two larger superficial cysts in one lung. All organs were sliced and no other cysts were found. Read More

Parasitology 2019 Apr 12:1-12. Epub 2019 Apr 12.

Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne,CH-3012 Berne,Switzerland.

The essential oil (EO) of Thymus capitatus, seven fractions (F1-F7) obtained from silica gel chromatography, and several pure EO components were evaluated with respect to in vitro activities against Echinococcus multilocularis metacestodes and germinal layer (GL) cells. Attempts to evaluate physical damage in metacestodes by phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) assay failed because EO and F1-F7 interfered with the PGI-activity measurements. A metacestode viability assay based on Alamar Blue, as well as transmission electron microscopy, demonstrated that exposure to EO, F2 and F4 impaired metacestode viability. Read More

World J Hepatol 2019 Mar;11(3):318-329

Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya 44280, Turkey.

Background: Most patients with hydatid cysts are asymptomatic, and they are diagnosed incidentally during radiological evaluations performed for other reasons. However, some patients develop symptoms and complications due to cyst size, location, and the relationship between the cyst and adjacent structures. The most serious complications that can occur are rupture of the cysts into the biliary tract, vascular structures, hollow viscus, and peritoneal cavity. Read More

Autops Case Rep 2019 Apr-Jun;9(2):e20180780. Epub 2019 Mar 22.

Miguel Servet University Hospital, Department of Pathology. Zaragoza, Spain.

Hydatidosis is a frequent infestation in large endemic areas, caused by helminths. Primary localization within the muscle or bone tissues is rare. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman with a cystic lesion located in the right pectoralis minor muscle, who was initially diagnosed with cystic lymphangioma by imaging examination. Read More

Turk Thorac J 2019 Apr 1;20(2):120-124. Epub 2019 Apr 1.

Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Research and Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.

Objectives: Turkey remains among the countries where hydatid disease is endemic. In this study, it was aimed to determine the number of operations performed for the treatment of pulmonary hydatid disease in Turkey during 2014 and to present the distribution of these operations according to the different regions of the country.

Materials And Methods: The Turkish Thoracic Society Thoracic Surgery Study Group connected with the thoracic surgeons in each city through telephone. Read More

Infect Disord Drug Targets 2019 Apr 5. Epub 2019 Apr 5.

Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan. Iran.

Background: Cystic echinococcosis (hydatid cyst) is a zoonotic parasitic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is still an important economic and public health concern in the world. Surgery is the treatment of choice for hydatid Cyst. Use of effective scolicidal agents during surgery of hydatid cyst is essential to reduce the recurrence rate. Read More

Acta Trop 2019 Apr 1;194:135-147. Epub 2019 Apr 1.

Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium.

Background: Foodborne Neglected Zoonotic Helminths (FNZH) are parasites of both economic and public health importance. They include Taenia solium, Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, Echinococcus multilocularis and Foodborne trematodes (FBT). FNZH are earmarked for major interventions for control, elimination and eradication. Read More

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2019 Mar;43(1):10-15

Necmeddin Erbakan University Faculty of Medical, Department of Medical Microbiology, Konya, Türkiye

Objective: Hydatid disease is a disease caused by parasites belonging to the echinococcus family. This disease is often caused by and rarely by echinococcus alveolaris.The parasite may cause illness anywhere in the human body, mainly in liver. Read More

PLoS One 2019 1;14(4):e0214224. Epub 2019 Apr 1.

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna "G. Pegreffi", Sassari, Italy.

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a complex zoonosis with domestic and sylvatic life-cycles, involving different intermediate and definitive host species. Many previous studies have highlighted the lack of a surveillance system for CE, its persistence in Italy, and endemicity in several Italian regions. Because of the absence of a uniform surveillance program for both humans and animals, disease occurrence is widely underestimated. Read More

Cureus 2019 Jan 21;11(1):e3927. Epub 2019 Jan 21.

General Surgery, Altunizade Acibadem Hospital, Istanbul, TUR.

Pancreatic hydatid cyst is a rare disease found mostly in endemic regions. Having no specific clinical signs, it may present with tension related abdominal pain, dyspepsia, a palpable mass, and signs of external pressure on the surrounding organs in accordance with localization of the lesion. Pancreatic carcinoma as a neoplastic pathology with poor prognosis can have various clinical presentations changing with localization of the tumor which sometimes has cystic components. Read More

J Pediatr Surg 2019 Mar 19. Epub 2019 Mar 19.

Department of Pediatric, Children Hospital, Rabat, Morocco; Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco.

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the role of surgical management of ruptured hydatid cysts into the pleural cavity in children. A review of the management of patients with intrapleural rupture of pulmonary hydatid cysts in children at our center was performed.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on all children who developed intrapleural rupture of a hydatid cyst in the lung. Read More

Exp Parasitol 2019 Mar 25;200:42-47. Epub 2019 Mar 25.

Department of Preclinical Sciences, Medicine Faculty, Laboratory of Molecular Immunoparasitology, Center of Translational Medicine Scientific and Technological Nucleus (CEMT-BIOREN), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile; Doctoral Program of Sciences in Applied Cellular and Molecular Biology, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile. Electronic address:

In order to develop a method of identification and discrimination of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto from faecal samples of dogs infected with taeniid eggs (Echinococcus spp., Taenia spp.), a combined strategy of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Restriction Fragments of Lenght Polymorphisms (RFLP) was proposed. Read More

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2019 Mar 28. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

2 Research Center for Hydatid Disease in Iran, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

Our knowledge on the susceptibility of humans to different genotypes of the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus and the genetic make-up of the cysts in multi-organ involvements is limited. This study aimed to identify the genotype profile of E. granulosus in patients undergoing hydatid surgery in an endemic area for cystic echinococcosis (CE) in southeastern Iran. Read More

Infect Dis Poverty 2019 Mar 26;8(1):22. Epub 2019 Mar 26.

National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, 200025, China.

Background: Helminthiases have placed a huge burden of disease on the population in China. However, widespread control activities have led to significant achievements. As health education has been widely disseminated and plays an important role in the control and elimination of these diseases, we collected health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in China. Read More

Arch Med Sci 2019 Mar 2;15(2):284-308. Epub 2018 Mar 2.

Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Introduction: There is an academic debate over surgical treatments of liver hydatid cyst disease. In this study, a systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out in order to evaluate the pros and cons of both PAIR (Puncture, Aspiration, Injection, Respiration) and laparoscopic techniques by considering the outcomes of liver hydatid cysts.

Material And Methods: We designed descriptive Boolean queries to search two databases, PubMed and Scopus, to derive the articles published in the period of January 2000 to December 2016 in order to evaluate the outcomes of these research articles. Read More

Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist 2019 Apr 23;9:120-132. Epub 2019 Feb 23.

Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM, UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Piso 13, Paraguay 2155, CP1121, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address:

Cestode parasites cause neglected diseases, such as echinococcosis and cysticercosis, which represent a significant problem in human and animal health. Benzimidazoles and praziquantel are the only available drugs for chemotherapy and it is therefore important to identify new alternative drugs against cestode parasites. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are validated drug targets for the treatment of cancer and other diseases, including neglected diseases. Read More

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2018 Apr;30(6):711-712

Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810007, China.

This paper reports a case of cerebral alveolar echinococcosis misdiagnosed. Read More

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2018 Apr;30(6):709-710

Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810007, China.

This paper presents a patient with echinococcosis of infratemporal fossa invading intraorbital and basicranial sites. With the excellent collaboration between doctors and nurses, the patient received total resection of hydatid asci and internal capsules and anti-echinococcosis therapy. Then, the patient significantly improved and was discharged from hospital successfully. Read More

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2018 Jul;30(6):705-708

Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810000, China.

The hepatic echinococcosis is an anthropozoonosis and caused by the larva of . The main pathogenic type of in China is and , which cause cystic echinococcosis and alveolar echinococcosis respectively. At present, the treatment of hepatic echinococcosis has made great progress, but there are still some difficulties in the treatment of complex echinococcosis, especially of the cases existing one or more complications, and the focus of infection encroaching the hepatic portal, important vessels and bile vessel. Read More

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2019 Feb;30(6):678-681

Qinghai People's Hospital, Xining 810007, Qinghai Province, China.

Objective: To analyze the blood supply and metabolism in the marginal area of foci of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis by quantitative perfusion parameters.

Methods: Thirty patients with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis were scanned with the Revolution CT and the images were analyzed. The perfusion parameters, such as the bloodflow (BF), time to peak (TTP), blood volume (BV), mean transit time (MTT) and hepatic arterial fraction (HAF) were compared among different groups. Read More

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2019 Feb;30(6):674-677

Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810007, China.

Objective: To analyze the imaging manifestations of 79 cases of hepatic echinococcosis retrospectively, so as to provide evidences for improving the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of the disease.

Methods: Seventy-nine patients with hepatic echinococcosis who underwent imaging examinations and pathologic confirmation in Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital from 2014 to 2017 were chosen as the investigation objects, and the data of their medical records and imaging manifestations were collected and analyzed.

Results: Among the 79 cases of hepatic echinococcosis, 57 were suffered from cystic echinococcosis (CE) and 22 were suffered from alveolar echinococcosis (AE) . Read More

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2019 Feb;30(6):671-673

Qinghai Province People's Hospital, Xining 810007, China.

Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of CT imaging of inferior vena cava and hepatic vein in patients with hepatic cystic echinococcosis.

Methods: A total of 100 patients with hepatic cystic echinococcosis were given triple-phase abdominal CT scan, and the reconstructed images of the inferior vena cava and hepatic vein were obtained and compared to the real situation during the surgical operation. The reliability of the CT evaluation of the echinococcus cyst lesion invading inferior vena cava and hepatic vein was analyzed. Read More

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2019 Feb;30(6):667-670

Department of General Surgery, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810007, China.

Objective: To observe the changes of inflammatory factors after the hepatic cystic echinococcosis surgery and explore the intervention effect of ulinastatin on postoperative inflammatory factors.

Methods: Sixty patients with hepatic cystic echinococcosis were selected and randomly divided into a control group and ulinastatin intervention group according to whether or not use ulinastatin. The peripheral venous blood was extracted in all the patients and the levels of IL-6, IL-8, IL-9, and IL-10 were detected by the ELISA method on the day before operation, 1 day, 3 days, 5 days and 7 days after operation, respectively. Read More

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2018 Apr;30(6):646-651

Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810000, China.

Objective: To evaluate the value of the three-dimensional visualization technology for the preoperative assessment of liver autotransplantation for end-stage hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.

Methods: A total of 8 patients with end-stage hepatic alveolar echinococcosis undergoing liver autotransplantation in Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital from May 2013 to July 2017 were collected. All cases received preoperative abdominal CT scanning and dynamic three-phase enhanced CT scanning, and the original CT data were transferred to the human 3D visualization virtual surgical planning system. Read More

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2018 Jun;30(6):640-645

Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 81000, China.

Objective: To investigate the distribution characteristics of gallbladder diseases in children with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis, and to analyze the related factors for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis and gallbladder diseases.

Methods: The clinical data of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis patients under 18 years were collected in Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital-from January 2012 to December 2017, and the gallbladder-related complications in the surgically treated patients with hepatic al-veolar echinococcosis were analyzed.

Results: The clinical data of 51 child patients with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis were collected and analyzed. Read More

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi 2018 Dec;30(6):635-639

Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Institute of Hydatid Disease, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining 810007, China.

Objective: To detect the expression of follicuLar helper T cells (Tfh) and interleukin-21 (IL-21) in the peripheral blood of patients with hepatic echinococcosis and healthy controls, so as to explore the associations of Tfh and IL-21 expression with the progression of hepatic echinococcosis.

Methods: Fifty cases of hepatic echinococcosis and healthy controls were collected from Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, respectively. Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of Tfh cells in the peripheral blood of hepatic echinococcosis patients and healthy controls, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect serum IL-21 expression in hepatic echinococcosis patients and healthy controls. Read More

Parasite Epidemiol Control 2019 May 23;5:e00096. Epub 2019 Feb 23.

College of Veterinary Medicine, Haramaya University, PO Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

Cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence and estimate financial losses associated with zoonotic metacestodes in cattle originated from Borana Pastoral Farming System and slaughtered at Yabello Municipal Abattoir, Ethiopia. A total of 384 cattle were randomly selected at the abattoir. Detailed postmortem examination, cyst count and fertile test were conducted. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Mar;98(11):e14706

Department of Liver Surgery and Liver Transplantation Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.

Rationale: There has been increased use of ex vivo liver resection and autotransplantation (ERAT) for treatment of end-stage hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE). Rapid perfusion of the autograft in bench resection is always required to reduce the warm ischemia time (WIT) and to protect the function of the remnant liver. Nevertheless, the severe invasion of the portal hepatis sometimes makes it impossible to find a usable inflow rapidly and the process of perfusion could be delayed. Read More

J Epidemiol Glob Health 2018 Dec;8(3-4):196-202

School of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia.

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is recognised worldwide as a neglected disease of public health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The objectives of this study were to describe, using a questionnaire survey, the characteristics, attitudes, knowledge, and practices of patients with CE from Basrah Province, Iraq. We interviewed 50 patients, 31 female and 19 male, of whom, 74% originated from rural areas. Read More

Ann Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg 2019 Feb 28;23(1):87-90. Epub 2019 Feb 28.

Department of Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a widely endemic helminthic disease caused by infection with the Echinococcus granulosus tapeworm. Following ingestion of eggs, hydatid cysts develop, most frequently in the liver and lungs, but occasionally in other organs. Infection of the pancreas by hydatid cysts is very rare, even in endemic areas. Read More

Ann Ital Chir 2019 ;90:52-56

Objectives: The objective of our study was to determine the predictive factors of their occurrence during conservative surgical treatment of the hepatic hydatid cyst (HHC).

Patients And Methods: We carried out a retrospective review of patients who had undergone conservative surgical treatment of the HHC during 6 years. Univariate analyzes were used to determine the predictive factors of an occult cystobiliary fistula (CBF). Read More

Exp Parasitol 2019 Apr 9;199:111-115. Epub 2019 Mar 9.

Research Center for Hydatid Disease in Iran, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Electronic address:

Hydatid disease, a zoonotic disease, is still endemic in many developing countries that is caused by the metacestode of Echinococcus (E.) granulosus. Surgical management is one of the best choices for the treatment of the hydatidosis and using effective scolicidal agents during hydatid surgery is essential to prevent the secondary infection. Read More

Am J Trop Med Hyg 2019 Mar 11. Epub 2019 Mar 11.

Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, People's Hospital of Qinghai Province, Xining, China.

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a common, chronic, and endemic zoonotic disease usually localized in a single organ; multivisceral cases are rare, especially outside the liver or lung. Here, we describe an unusual case of a 43-year-old Tibetan man with echinococcosis of the infratemporal fossa, heart, liver, pancreas, abdomen, and pelvic cavity. He only presented with diminished vision of the left eye, especially when chewing. Read More

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019 Mar 8;16(5). Epub 2019 Mar 8.

Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.

The echinococcosis of humans and animals is a chronic helminthic disease caused by the larva of genus tapeworms. It is a globally distributed disease which is an important socioeconomic and public health problem in many low and middle-income countries. This research aimed to firstly quantitatively analyze the publications with bibliometrics software and evaluated the hot topics and emerging trends of echinococcosis research from 1980 to 2017. Read More