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Cystic Echinococcosis

Author(s) -

Nelson Iván Agudelo Higuita,

Enrico Brunetti,

Cindy B. McCloskey

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02420-15

Subject(s) - echinococcus granulosus , cystic echinococcosis , echinococcosis , neglected tropical diseases , echinococcus , helminthiasis , epidemiology , parasitic disease , echinococcus multilocularis , disease , tropical disease , medicine , biology , environmental health , pathology , zoology

Echinococcosis is one of the 17 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) recognized by the World Health Organization. The two major species of medical importance areEchinococcus granulosus andEchinococcus multilocularis .E. granulosus affects over 1 million people and is responsible for over $3 billion in expenses every year. In this minireview, we discuss aspects of the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis or cystic hydatid disease caused byE. granulosus .

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