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Echinococcus granulosus infectious disease

MedGen UID:
508866
•Concept ID:
C0152068
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Echinococcus granulosus caused disease or disorder; Echinococcus granulosus disease or disorder; Echinococcus granulosus infection; echinococcus granulosus infection; echinococcus granulosus infectious disease; Unilocular hydatid disease; unilocular hydatid disease
SNOMED CT: Echinococcus granulosus infection (75006000); Unilocular hydatid disease (75006000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0044346

Definition

An disease or disorder caused by infection with Echinococcus granulosus. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Parasites of the liver - epidemiology, diagnosis and clinical management in the European context.
Peters L, Burkert S, Grüner B
J Hepatol 2021 Jul;75(1):202-218. Epub 2021 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.02.015. PMID: 33636243
Cystic Echinococcosis in Pakistan: A Review of Reported Cases, Diagnosis, and Management.
Khan A, Ahmed H, Khan H, Saleem S, Simsek S, Brunetti E, Afzal MS, Manciulli T, Budke CM
Acta Trop 2020 Dec;212:105709. Epub 2020 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105709. PMID: 32956637
Management of osseous cystic echinococcosis.
Monge-Maillo B, Chamorro Tojeiro S, López-Vélez R
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2017 Dec;15(12):1075-1082. Epub 2017 Nov 9 doi: 10.1080/14787210.2017.1401466. PMID: 29110551

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Can Echinococcus granulosus-Derived MicroRNAs be Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Follow-up of Cystic Echinococcosis Patients?
Fasihi Karami M, Beiromvand M, Rafiei A, Dayer D, Rahdar M, Bahreini A, Dastyar AA
Acta Parasitol 2023 Mar;68(1):231-239. Epub 2023 Jan 13 doi: 10.1007/s11686-022-00654-x. PMID: 36637695
Current status and future prospective of vaccine development against Echinococcus granulosus.
Pourseif MM, Moghaddam G, Saeedi N, Barzegari A, Dehghani J, Omidi Y
Biologicals 2018 Jan;51:1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2017.10.003. PMID: 29100669
Tradition and transition: parasitic zoonoses of people and animals in Alaska, northern Canada, and Greenland.
Jenkins EJ, Castrodale LJ, de Rosemond SJ, Dixon BR, Elmore SA, Gesy KM, Hoberg EP, Polley L, Schurer JM, Simard M, Thompson RC
Adv Parasitol 2013;82:33-204. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407706-5.00002-2. PMID: 23548085
Control of hydatidosis.
Heath D, Yang W, Li T, Xiao Y, Chen X, Huang Y, Yang Y, Wang Q, Qiu J
Parasitol Int 2006;55 Suppl:S247-52. Epub 2006 Jan 4 doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2005.11.052. PMID: 16387527
Echinococcus.
Bhatia G
Semin Respir Infect 1997 Jun;12(2):171-86. PMID: 9195682

Diagnosis

Echinococcosis: Advances in the 21st Century.
Wen H, Vuitton L, Tuxun T, Li J, Vuitton DA, Zhang W, McManus DP
Clin Microbiol Rev 2019 Mar 20;32(2) Epub 2019 Feb 13 doi: 10.1128/CMR.00075-18. PMID: 30760475Free PMC Article
Management of osseous cystic echinococcosis.
Monge-Maillo B, Chamorro Tojeiro S, López-Vélez R
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2017 Dec;15(12):1075-1082. Epub 2017 Nov 9 doi: 10.1080/14787210.2017.1401466. PMID: 29110551
Cystic Echinococcosis.
Agudelo Higuita NI, Brunetti E, McCloskey C
J Clin Microbiol 2016 Mar;54(3):518-23. Epub 2015 Dec 16 doi: 10.1128/JCM.02420-15. PMID: 26677245Free PMC Article
Osseous hydatid disease.
Papanikolaou A
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2008 Mar;102(3):233-8. Epub 2007 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.09.012. PMID: 17996916
Echinococcus.
Bhatia G
Semin Respir Infect 1997 Jun;12(2):171-86. PMID: 9195682

Therapy

Echinococcosis: Advances in the 21st Century.
Wen H, Vuitton L, Tuxun T, Li J, Vuitton DA, Zhang W, McManus DP
Clin Microbiol Rev 2019 Mar 20;32(2) Epub 2019 Feb 13 doi: 10.1128/CMR.00075-18. PMID: 30760475Free PMC Article
Prevalence and genotyping of Echinococcus granulosus in sheep in Narok County, Kenya.
Odongo DO, Tiampati CM, Mulinge E, Mbae CK, Bishop RP, Zeyhle E, Magambo J, Wasserman M, Kern P, Romig T
Parasitol Res 2018 Jul;117(7):2065-2073. Epub 2018 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s00436-018-5889-4. PMID: 29736732
Current status and future prospective of vaccine development against Echinococcus granulosus.
Pourseif MM, Moghaddam G, Saeedi N, Barzegari A, Dehghani J, Omidi Y
Biologicals 2018 Jan;51:1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2017.10.003. PMID: 29100669
Cestode infestations: hydatid disease and cysticercosis.
Brunetti E, White AC Jr
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2012 Jun;26(2):421-35. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2012.02.001. PMID: 22632647
Echinococcus.
Bhatia G
Semin Respir Infect 1997 Jun;12(2):171-86. PMID: 9195682

Prognosis

Can Echinococcus granulosus-Derived MicroRNAs be Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Follow-up of Cystic Echinococcosis Patients?
Fasihi Karami M, Beiromvand M, Rafiei A, Dayer D, Rahdar M, Bahreini A, Dastyar AA
Acta Parasitol 2023 Mar;68(1):231-239. Epub 2023 Jan 13 doi: 10.1007/s11686-022-00654-x. PMID: 36637695
Cystic and alveolar echinococcosis.
Stojkovic M, Junghanss T
Handb Clin Neurol 2013;114:327-34. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53490-3.00026-1. PMID: 23829922
Tradition and transition: parasitic zoonoses of people and animals in Alaska, northern Canada, and Greenland.
Jenkins EJ, Castrodale LJ, de Rosemond SJ, Dixon BR, Elmore SA, Gesy KM, Hoberg EP, Polley L, Schurer JM, Simard M, Thompson RC
Adv Parasitol 2013;82:33-204. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407706-5.00002-2. PMID: 23548085
Echinococcosis with particular reference to Southeast Asia.
McManus DP
Adv Parasitol 2010;72:267-303. doi: 10.1016/S0065-308X(10)72010-8. PMID: 20624535
Osseous hydatid disease.
Papanikolaou A
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2008 Mar;102(3):233-8. Epub 2007 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.09.012. PMID: 17996916

Clinical prediction guides

Recombinant antigen P29 of Echinococcus granulosus induces Th1, Tc1, and Th17 cell immune responses in sheep.
Yang J, Zhao Y, Fu Y, Lv Y, Zhu Y, Zhu M, Zhao J, Wang Y, Wu C, Zhao W
Front Immunol 2023;14:1243204. Epub 2023 Dec 11 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1243204. PMID: 38187382Free PMC Article
Can Echinococcus granulosus-Derived MicroRNAs be Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Follow-up of Cystic Echinococcosis Patients?
Fasihi Karami M, Beiromvand M, Rafiei A, Dayer D, Rahdar M, Bahreini A, Dastyar AA
Acta Parasitol 2023 Mar;68(1):231-239. Epub 2023 Jan 13 doi: 10.1007/s11686-022-00654-x. PMID: 36637695
Prediction of the potential suitable habitat of Echinococcus granulosus, the pathogen of echinococcosis, in the Tibetan Plateau under future climate scenarios.
Xu J, Song G, Xiong M, Zhang Y, Sanlang B, Long G, Wang R
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023 Feb;30(8):21404-21415. Epub 2022 Oct 21 doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-23666-6. PMID: 36269480
Prevalence and genotyping of Echinococcus granulosus in sheep in Narok County, Kenya.
Odongo DO, Tiampati CM, Mulinge E, Mbae CK, Bishop RP, Zeyhle E, Magambo J, Wasserman M, Kern P, Romig T
Parasitol Res 2018 Jul;117(7):2065-2073. Epub 2018 May 8 doi: 10.1007/s00436-018-5889-4. PMID: 29736732
Synthesising 30 years of mathematical modelling of Echinococcus transmission.
Atkinson JA, Williams GM, Yakob L, Clements AC, Barnes TS, McManus DP, Yang YR, Gray DJ
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2013;7(8):e2386. Epub 2013 Aug 29 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002386. PMID: 24009786Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Past and present of diagnosis of echinococcosis: A review (1999-2021).
Alvi MA, Ali RMA, Khan S, Saqib M, Qamar W, Li L, Fu BQ, Yan HB, Jia WZ
Acta Trop 2023 Jul;243:106925. Epub 2023 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106925. PMID: 37080264
The economic evaluation of Cystic echinococcosis control strategies focused on zoonotic hosts: A scoping review.
Widdicombe J, Basáñez MG, Entezami M, Jackson D, Larrieu E, Prada JM
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2022 Jul;16(7):e0010568. Epub 2022 Jul 7 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010568. PMID: 35797271Free PMC Article
Imported cystic echinococcosis in Spain: a systematic review.
Zabala A, Salvador F, Sánchez-Montalvá A, Bosch-Nicolau P, Escolà-Vergé L, Espinosa-Pereiro J, Molina I
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2021 Oct 1;115(10):1184-1189. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trab022. PMID: 33631003
The seroprevalence rate and population genetic structure of human cystic echinococcosis in the Middle East: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Galeh TM, Spotin A, Mahami-Oskouei M, Carmena D, Rahimi MT, Barac A, Ghoyounchi R, Berahmat R, Ahmadpour E
Int J Surg 2018 Mar;51:39-48. Epub 2018 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.01.025. PMID: 29367032
The liver involvement of the hydatid disease: a systematic review designed for the hepato-gastroenterologist.
Touma D, Sersté T, Ntounda R, Mulkay JP, Buset M, Van Laethem Y
Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2013 Jun;76(2):210-8. PMID: 23898558

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