Hydatidosis is a disease caused by infection with the metacestode stage of the dog tapeworm,Echinococcus granulosus. This is recognised as one of the world’s most important zoonoses, affecting bothhumans and their domestic animals. In the current study, 20 sheep cystic livers or lungs were collected.Hydatid fluid and protoscolices were isolated and the soluble protein was prepared. Polypeptide ...

Background and Aim: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) constitutes more than 90% of the primary tumor liver; approximately 85% in Cirrhotic background. Significant risk factors for HCC include viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, NAFLD/NASH. Its very rare cystic echinococcosis (CE) to co-exist. Studies have shown that E. granulosus infection promotes proliferation cells by immunomodulation. A...

Falah M1, Kavand A2, Yousefi Mashouf R3 1. Professor, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran 2. MSc in Parasitology, Boroujerd Social Security Organization, Boroujerd, Iran 3. Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Abstract Background: Hydatid cy...

A broad range of rodent species are described as potential intermediate hosts for Echinococcus multilocularis, a wide-spread zoonotic cestode causing alveolar echinococcosis. However, little is known about the relative contribution of these species for parasite reproduction and the maintenance of its life cycle. In a comparative study in a high endemic region in Zurich, Switzerland, we investig...

Figure 1. Noncontrast computed tomography scan of the pelvis. The arrow points to a lytic lesion in the posterior mid-right ilium characteristic of a space-occupying hydatid cyst. Diagnosis: hydatid cyst bone disease. Cysts removed from the iliac bone cavity (figures 1 and 2) were consistent with hydatid cysts due to Echinococcus species. Microscopic examination confirmed the diagnostic feature...

BACKGROUND Cystic Echinococosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease caused by larval stage Echinococcus granulosus. We determined the effects of high dose of Oxfendazole (OXF), combination Oxfendazole/Praziquantel (PZQ), and combination Albendazole (ABZ)/Praziquantel against CE in sheep. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A randomized placebo-controlled trial was carried out on 118 randomly selected ewes....

The tissue-dwelling larval stages of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus are intimately associated with the host, implying that a range of molecular mediators may be secreted by the parasite into the host environment. These mediators are being sought through a transcriptome-based analysis, using recombinant cDNA libraries. Conventional cDNA libraries of E. granulosus contain high levels of mito...

T he tissue-dwelling larval stages of the cestode E chinococcus granulosus are intimately associated with the host, implying that a range of molecular mediators may be secreted by the parasite into the host environment. T hese mediators are being sought through a transcriptome-based analysis, using recombinant cD N A libraries. C onventional cD N A libraries of E . granulosus contain high level...

Echinococcus spp. are cestode parasites commonly known as small tapeworms of carnivorous animals. Their medical importance lies in the infection of humans by the larval stage of the parasites, predominantly including Echinococcus granulosus, which is the causative agent of cystic echinococcosis (CE) and Echinococcus multilocularis, which causes alveolar echinococcosis (AE). A few other species ...