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e·chi·no·coc·co·sis

(ĭ-kī′nə-kə-kō′sĭs)

n. pl. e·chi·no·coc·co·ses (-sēz)

Infestation with echinococci.

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echinococcosis

(ɪˌkaɪnəkəˈkəʊsɪs)

a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcosis

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echinococcosis - infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)

hydatid disease, hydatidosis

infestation - the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites

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e·chi·no·coc·co·sis

, echinococciasis

n. equinococosis, infestación de equinococos;

hepatic ___ → ___ hepática.

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Evaluation of treatment and long-term ollow-up in patients with hepatic alveolar echinococcosis. Br J Surg.

Echinococcus multilocularis Infection, Southern Ontario, Canada

The global burden of alveolar echinococcosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2010; 4: e722.

Cystic Echinococcosis in Northern Cyprus: A Literature Review

Ragland, "The global burden of alveolar echinococcosis," PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol.

CT Scanning in Identification of Sheep Cystic Echinococcosis

Specific cellular and humoral immune esponses induced by different antigen preparations of Echinococcus multilocularis metacestodes in patients with alveolar echinococcosis. Parasite l 261-265.

Initial Studies on the Role of Hydatid Fluid in the Immune Evasion Strategies of Echinococcus granulosus

multilocularis, which is extracted from a cyst of a cotton rat with alveolar echinococcosis. This is reacted with the patient's serum on a microplate after washout and is reacted with the antibody label alkaline phosphatase.

Surgical resection of hepatic cystic echinococcosis impaired by preoperative diagnosis

multilocularis are species of major public health importance and are responsible for virtually all the human and animal burden of the disease causing human cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE), respectively [7].

Echinococcus granulosus prevalence in dogs in Southwest Nigeria

The two most clinically relevant species are Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis, which cause cystic and alveolar echinococcosis respectively.

Analysis of a patch model for the dynamical transmission of echinococcosis

(1) The two predominant species of medical importance are E granulosus and E multilocularis, which cause cystic echinococcosis and alveolar echinococcosis, respectively.

Primary cerebral echinococcosis presenting as long-standing generalized weakness

Albendazole is the medication of choice to treat multiple diseases caused by parasites from the nematode and cestode types, among which there are alveolar echinococcosis and neurocysticercosis (1,2).

Lesion hepatica inducida por albendazol: reporte de un caso

A rare case of mixed cystic and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) was reported from China (Wen et al., 1992).