Echinococcosis is a cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by adult or larval stages of cestodes belonging to the genus Echinococcus (family Taeniidae). The two major species of medical and public health importance are Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis, which cause cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE), respectively. Both CE and AE are both serious diseases, the latter e...

Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonosis caused by the larval form of tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus . It has worldwide distribution and represents particularly significant economic health burden in endemic areas. The most affected organs are liver lungs. Cerebral involvement relatively rare. This case study clinical presentation cerebral cystic 5-year-old female patient Moroccan origin who had de...