Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) is a causative agent of cystic echinococcosis or cystic hydatid disease in humans and domestic and wild animals. The disease is a serious health problem in countries associated with poverty and poor hygiene practices, particularly in livestock raising. We introduced a practical algorism for genotyping the parasite, which may be useful to many developing...

Whereas a number of parasites are well recognized risk factors for a number of different cancers in mammalian hosts, there is limited information on the ability of parasitic organisms to induce anticancer effects. There are conflicting reports that echinococcosis, caused by the canine tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, can decrease or increase cancer risk. This review considers both indirect ant...

Hydatid disease is a significant infestation caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Primary hydatid disease of the head and neck without systemic involvement is quite rare in endemic regions.

The genus Echinococcus is a worldwide tapeworm with a two host mammalian cycle. Among the six described species, Echinococcus granulosus (EG) and Echinococcus multilocularis are the most important in respect to their public health importance. Infected human, as an intermediate accidental host, presents single to several cysts, mainly located in the liver. We are describing the clinical, radiolo...

definitive hosts of the echinococcus granulosus (e. granulosus ) parasite are carnivores such as dogs,wolves and foxes. detection of this parasite through faecal examination is not possible. in this study, dotblotting test for e. granulosus -specific coproantigens has been evaluated in dog. three 2–3-month-old puppies were treated with piperazine and then faecal samples were collected as pre-in...

EgFABP1 is a developmentally regulated intracellular fatty acid binding protein characterized in the larval stage of parasitic platyhelminth Echinococcus granulosus. It is structurally related to the heart group of fatty acid binding proteins (H-FABPs). Binding properties and ligand affinity of recombinant EgFABP1 were determined by fluorescence spectroscopy using cis- and trans-parinaric acid....

hydatid disease is a term used to refer infection with the methacestode of echinococcus granulosus parasite in humans, and echinococcusis is restricted to infection with the adult stage in carnivores.glutathione s-transferase (gst) represents the major class of detoxification enzymes from helminth parasites such as echinococcus protoscoleces (psc) and it is candidate for chemotherapeutic and va...

BACKGROUND/AIM To develop a novel polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) protocol using a new genomic marker sequence and a novel set of restriction enzymes in order to detect and discriminate 2 Echinococcus species, E. granulosus and E. multilocularis, found in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) human tissues. MATERIALS AND METHODS DNA was isolated...

In December 2011, we reported an autochthonous case of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in a 42-year-old woman in Korea. The diagnosis was based on histopathological findings of the surgically resected liver cyst. In the present study, we evaluated the serological and molecular characteristics of this Korean E. multilocularis case. The patient's serum strongly reacted with affinity-purifie...

Human echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection caused by larval forms (metacestodes) of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. Among the recognised species, Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis are of considerable medical importance, causing cystic and alveolar echinococcosis (AE and CE), respectively. The factors of immunology, host-genetic inherits, and Echinococcus genetic-diversity and...