background: cystic echinococcosis (ce), caused by hydatid cysts, is a widespread and hazard­ous disease in humans and animals worldwide. the disease is very common in turkey, causing serious economic losses and public health problem. in this study, the seroprevalence of equine ce was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). methods: partially purified cyst fluid antigen from she...

cystic echinococcosis caused by echinococcus spp. is considered endemic in iran. to clarify the pre­sent status of hydatidosis in iran the present review article is presented. authentic databases and search engines from 1996 onwards were utilized to enquire the situation of the disease in iran. human hydati­dosis is responsible for approximately 1% of admission to surgical wards and the rate of...

background: hydatidosis is the most important zoonotic disease that causes significant economic losses and public health problems worldwide. this study was conducted to evaluate retrospectively 136 patients diagnosed with hydatid cyst disease at two university medical centers between 2007 and 2013 in in zanjan area, northwest iran. methods: we surveyed medical records of infected patients with ...

Echinococcosis (hydatid disease) is caused by the larvae of dog and fox tapeworms (cestodes) of the genusEchinococcus (family Taeniidae).This zoonosis is characterised by long term growth of metacestode (hydatid) cysts in humans and mammalian intermediate hosts. The two major species that infect humans are E granulosus and E multilocularis, which cause cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar ec...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is the most widespread zoonosis worldwide. The objective of the present study was to compare diagnostic methods in the work-up of suspected cystic echinococcosis of the liver. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data from a total of 68 patients were compiled and analyzed. RESULTS A diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis was made in 36.8% of patients. Broken down acc...

background: cystic echinococcosis (ce) is one of the most predominant parasitic zoonosis infections in the world. due to the high recurrence rate of the disease after surgery, follow up of the patient is necessary. the aim of current research was to evaluate the sensitivity of elisa method for hydatid antibodies detection in confirmed ce cases before and its pattern after surgery. methods: the ...

Echinococcosis is an infectious disease of humans caused by the larval (metacestode) stage of the cestode species Echinococcus granulosus (cystic echinococcosis or hydatid disease) or Echinococcus multilocularis (alveolar echinococcosis or alveolar hydatid disease). Clinical manifestations depend primarily on localization and size of hepatic lesions and may include hepatomegaly, obstructive jau...

SUMMARY We investigated and quantified the factors which may affect the prevalence of cystic echinococcosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus in Rangtang County using a multidisciplinary approach. From a previously performed field survey, epidemiological data were linked with environmental data. Altitude and land surface temperature were extracted from remote-sensing images. Cumulative logistic...