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echinococcus
(redirected from Echinococcus granulosus)

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e·chi·no·coc·cus  (-kn-kks)
n. pl. e·chi·no·coc·ci (-kks, -kk)
Any of several parasitic tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus, the larvae of which infect mammals and form large, spherical cysts in the liver or lungs, causing serious or fatal disease.
[New Latin Echnococcus, genus name : echino- + -coccus.]
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Noun1.echinococcus - tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals
cestode, tapeworm - ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
genus Echinococcus - tapeworms


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An active intermediate host role for man in the life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus in Turkana, Kenya.
Global socioeconomic impact of cystic echinococcosis by Torgerson, Paul R. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Further molecular discrimination of Spanish strains of Echinococcus granulosus.
Echinococcus multilocularis in Estonia by Valdmann, Harri / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Differential serodiagnosis for cystic and alveolar echinococcosis using fractions of Echinococcus granulosus cyst fluid (antigen B) and E.
Echinococcosis in Tibetan populations, Western Sichuan Province, China by Schantz, Peter M. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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