Epidemiological surveillance for hydatidosis is based on initial determination and follow-up of the infestation rate in man, sheep and dogs. The use of ultrasonography (US) as a screening method has demonstrated its usefulness in detecting asymptomatic human carriers of abdominal hydatidosis. To evaluate the contribution of US to epidemiological su...
Hydatidosis or echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused byEchinococcus granulosus orE. multilocularis, which forms cysts in the liver and lung after penetrating the duodenal mucosa and entering the portal circulation. The liver and lung act as a filter but some embryos enter the general circulation and disseminate throughout the body. Muscolosk...
IRABUENA, OscarNIETO, AlbertoFERREIRA, Ana MaríaBATTISTONI, JulioFERRAGUT, Gabriela
The aim of this work was to assess the influence in the diagnostic value for human hydatid disease of the composition of bovine hydatid cyst fluid (BHCF) obtained from fertile (FC) and non-fertile cysts (NFC). Eight batches from FC and 5 from NFC were prepared and analysed with respect to chemical composition: total protein, host-derived protein, c...
Vaccination of intermediate hosts will effectively reduce the prevalence of human echinococcosis. The rate of progress can be enhanced by concurrent tactical treatment of definitive hosts. The oncosphere of Echinococcus granulosus contains a specific protein which when expressed on the oncosphere surface will combine with specific antibody. In the ...
A population-based echotomographic (ECT) and serological survey of hydatidosis was carried out in a high risk community located in Central Tunisia. 1434 subjects over 5 years of age (93.3% of the population in this age range) underwent an abdominal echotomography (ECT) and a serological test (ELISA with confirmation by counterelectrophoresis). The ...
The mean annual surgical incidence rates (MASIR) of hydatidosis were measured for the 1982–1985 period in central Tunisia in order to investigate the natural history of human hydatidosis and provide baseline data for the evaluation of future prevention campaigns. 986 cases were identified from surgical records of regional hospitals to which cases f...
This review of recent literature reporting the occurrence of hydatid disease due to Echinococcus granulosus and E. multilocularis throughout the world emphasizes the global nature of the problem and the threat of its spread into those countries currently free from it. Attention is drawn to the urgent need for measures to prevent the importation of ...
