It was suggested that the unlimited proliferative capacity of the Echinococcus multilocularis metacestode may be related to overproduction of the 14-3-3 protein. As is known, the proliferative capacities of E. granulosus and E. multilocularis metacestodes are very different. By comparing the expression levels of the 14-3-3 gene between in vitro-obtained E. granulosus and E. multilocularis metac...

Echinococcosis is one of the diseases common to humans and animals worldwide and its metacestode form Echinococcus granulosus is the cause of disease. Diagnosis based on clinical symptoms is a problem. However, using serological methods such as ELISA, specific antibodies can be determined. Based on the medical and economic importance of the disease, this study aimed to undertake a serological s...

The purpose of this study was to determine the morphometrical characteristics of the larval hooks of Echinococcus granulosus in Turkey. The number of rostellar hooks (NH) and the total length of long blades, length of the blade of the long hooks, the total length of small blades and the length of the blade of the small hooks were measured in sheep and cattle isolates. The principal component an...

In view of the medical, veterinary and economic importance of hydatid disease in India, our study aimed to determine the prevalence and genotypes of Echinococcus present in domestic livestock in India. Out of 21,861 animals examined, cattle were found with the highest prevalence of hydatid cysts (5.10%) followed by buffaloes (3.81%), pigs (0.87%) and sheep (0.075%). Phylogenetic analysis of the...

Echinococcosis is a major emerging zoonosis in central Asia. A cross-sectional study of dogs in four villages in rural Kyrgyzstan was undertaken to investigate the epidemiology and transmission of Echinococcus spp. A total of 466 dogs were examined by arecoline purgation for the presence of Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis. In addition, a faecal sample from each dog was examined fo...

background: hydatid cyst disease (hcd) or echinococcosis has a worldwide distribution and is endemic in many countries of mediterranean region. in iran, due to various climatic conditions, the rate of the disease is diverse in different parts. the most infected regions are the domains of alborz and zagros mountains where there is a high rate of ruminants and the main carrier of people are anima...

Immunoprecipitation of antigens translated in vitro from Echinococcus granulosus RNA revealed that albendazole treatment of human hydatidosis induced antibodies to previously undetectable antigens and that the response to most antigens was specific, although cross-reactivity was observed between Schistosoma mansoni and E. granulosus antisera for two proteins.

this study has been conducted in the slaughter- house of the city of kerman, for one year, starting march 1993. a total number of 16402 livestocks including 5013 sheep, 8163 goats and 3226 cattle were examined in a regular manner, 120 days, with a mean of 30 days per season. after recording the king, sex and origin of each animal, liver and lungs were examined carefully for hydatid cyst. in gen...

Echinococcus granulosus protoscolex proteins were separated using two-dimensional electrophoresis and then identified using mass spectrometry; we identified 61 proteins, 28 which are newly described of which 4 could be involved in hydatid cyst fertility molecular mechanisms.