Review of Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch ,1786), (Cyclophyllideai: Taeniidea)
Natural History Research and Museum Center, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
Review Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2025, 30(02), 036-044.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2025.30.2.0032
Publication history:
Received on 19 December 2024; revised on 31 January 2025; accepted on 02 February 2025
Abstract:
With the exception of Antarctica, all continents are home to Echinococcus species. These parasite infections are thought to be quite dangerous, causing high rates of morbidity and mortality as well as large financial losses for the cattle sector from a human and veterinary standpoint, the two primary species to consider are Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) and Echinococcus multilocularis, which cause cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE), respectively. The present state-of-the-art knowledge on these two parasites is compiled in this study in four major areas that are pertinent to both human and veterinary professionals: diagnosis, treatment and prevention, clinical symptoms and pathogenesis, and transmission and epidemiology. This review ought to provide a general overview of the most significant Echinococcus species. For a more thorough knowledge, the reader is encouraged to look for specialized material on certain illnesses and the parasites that cause them.
The goal of this article is to collect sufficient and important information for researchers to identify this parasite and how it is transmitted and diagnosed, in addition to the determination to reduce the incidence of this dangerous epidemic disease.
Keywords:
Echinococcosis; Zoonosis; Cystic echinococcosis; Alveolar echinococcosis
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