BACKGROUND Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a globally distributed cestode zoonosis that causes hepatic cysts. Although Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) is the major causative agent of CE worldwide, recent molecular epidemiological studies have revealed that E. canadensis is common in countries where camels are present. One such country is Mongolia. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS For...

Mohammad Reza Youssefi, Reza Tabaripour, Vahid Fallah Omrani, Adel Spotin, Behzad Esfandiari Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Islamic Azad University Babol-Branch, Iran Department of Cellular and Molecular, Islamic Azad University Babol-Branch, Iran Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Paras...

We studied the dispersion of adult Echinococcus granulosus in the intestine of experimentally infected dogs at 2 scales of habitat use. On a coarse scale, worms were found most frequently in the anterior third of the small intestine. On a fine scale, clumps or aggregations, typically of 4-5 worms in an area of 12 mm2, occurred throughout the anterior two-thirds of the intestine. The most likely...

Four goats bred in Central Italy (province of Rieti) revealed, in the liver, metacestodes of Echinococcus granulosus. The cysts, unilocular and fertile, were examined by microscopy and molecular diagnostics. Morphological data on the rostellar hooks are in agreement with the original description of the strain found in buffaloes and are largely compatible with those reported in Europe for cattle...

Background: Echinococcus granuiosus is a parasite causing hydatidosis, an infection characterised by a prolonged course attributed to some form of immunosuppression. Recent findings have increased our knowledge concerning the parasite-evading mechanisms, making more rational future therapeutic intervention. Methodology: The literature was reviewed using MEDLINE search for immunology of hydatido...

corresponding authors: Andrew Hemphill, Arunasalam Naguleswaran Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Berne Länggass-Strasse 122 CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland Phone +41 31 6312384 Fax +41 31 6312477 Email [email protected] [email protected] AC CE PT ED Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology and/or the Listed Authors/Institutions. All Rights Reserved. Antimic...

Taeniid tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus is the causative agent of Echinococcosis, an important zoonosis with worldwide distribution. In this study, a diagnostic antigen P-29 was cloned from E. granulosus and expressed in Escherichia coli. Sequence analysis showed that EgP-29 contains 717-bp open reading frame and encodes a protein of 238 amino acid residues with a predicted molecular weight of...

Human hydatid disease (cystic echinococcosis, CE) is a chronic parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. As the disease mainly affects the liver, approximately 70% of all identified CE cases are detected in this organ. Optical molecular imaging (OMI), a noninvasive imaging technique, has never been used in vivo with the specific molecular markers of ...

BACKGROUND One of the most important zoonotic helminths in the world is known as Echinococcus granulosus. Different strains of the E. granulosus have been described based on morphological and molecular characterizations, however, there is limited information regarding the characteristics of the phenotypes and genotypes of E. granulosus in Iran. METHODS The present study was prepared to evalua...

OBJECTIVE Echinococcus granulosus is a globally important cestode parasite causing remarkable medical and economical losses in the world. Ten genotypes (G1-G10) have been identified within this complex species. Protoscoleces rostellar hook characters e.g. total large and small hook lengths may be useful to differentiate genotypes. This study investigates the value of rostellar hook morphometry ...