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HYDATIDOSIS CONTROL — A GLOBAL VIEW
Author(s) -
Gemmell M. A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1979.tb15246.x
Subject(s) - control (management) , echinococcus , transmission (telecommunications) , arecoline , public health , distribution (mathematics) , environmental health , medicine , geography , pathology , veterinary medicine , computer science , echinococcosis , artificial intelligence , mathematics , telecommunications , receptor , muscarinic acetylcholine receptor , mathematical analysis
SUMMARY: A brief review has been made of some of the important advances in knowledge that have occurred in research on and control of hydatidosis ( Echinococcus spp.) during the past 20 years. Included among the subjects reviewed are new information on the geographical distribution, host‐parasite relationships, socio‐cultural factors and the dynamics of transmission. A description has also been given of the factors found to be important in the setting up of control programs. These include structure, functions, priorities, surveillance and education in veterinary public health. Current options for methods of control have been described and the problems to be resolved following the change in method from ‘arecoline surveillance’ with its educational component to mass dog‐treatment programs have been discussed.