Foodborne parasitic infections: Cystic and alveolar echinococcosis
22 June 2021
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Overview
Human echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by parasites of the genus Echinococcus. Of the several species worldwide, the two most important in humans are E. granulosus causing cystic echinococcosis [CE] (hydatidosis) and E. multilocularis causing alveolar echinococcosis [AE]. Not all genotypes of E. granulosus cause infections in humans. The genotype causing the majority of CE in humans is E. granulosus, often maintained in a dog–sheep–dog cycle.
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WHO Team
Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)
Editors
World Health Organization, World Organisation for Animal Health and Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Number of pages
1
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WHO/UCN/NTD/VVE/2021.3
Copyright
World Health Organization - Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.