Cystic Echinococcosis in Pakistan: A Review of Reported Cases, Diagnosis, and Management. Academic Article

abstract

• Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease that occurs in humans and ungulates due to infection with the larval stage of the taeniid cestode Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. It has been estimated that approximately one million people are infected annually, resulting in US$3 billion in human and livestock-associated direct and indirect losses per year. CE is a serious public health concern in many parts of the world, including Pakistan. This review discusses the causative agent as well as the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of CE in Pakistan.

authors

• Budke, Christine

published proceedings

• Acta Trop

author list (cited authors)

• Khan, A., Ahmed, H., Khan, H., Saleem, S., Simsek, S., Brunetti, E., ... Budke, C. M.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• Khan, Aisha||Ahmed, Haroon||Khan, Huma||Saleem, Sadia||Simsek, Sami||Brunetti, Enrico||Afzal, Muhammad Sohail||Manciulli, Tommaso||Budke, Christine M

publication date

• January 2020

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• ACTA TROPICA  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Cystic Echinococcosis
• Diagnosis
• Echinococcosis
• Echinococcus Granulosus
• Genotype
• Human
• Humans
• Livestock
• Pakistan
• Prevalence
• Public Health
• Zoonoses

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105709

start page

• 105709

end page

• 105709

volume

• 212

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105709

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being