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ArticleTropical parasitology2012

A review on diagnostic and preventive aspects of cystic echinococcosis and human cysticercosis.

Sidhartha Giri, Subhash Chandra Parija

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Article in Tropical parasitology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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28 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Case Report: Total Nephrectomy for Renal Hydatidosis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2021
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  12. An Imported Case of Disseminated Echinococcosis in Korea.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2019
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  16. Surgically managed human cystic echinococcosis in north-eastern Iran: a single center's experience from 2001 to 2008.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2017
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  20. Commentary.Journal of neurosciences in rural practice · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Sidhartha GiriDepartment of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India.
Subhash Chandra Parija

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis and human cysticercosis have recently been included in the list of "neglected tropical diseases" by the World Health Organization (WHO). Both are zoonoses which are prevalent throughout the world and lead to considerable mortality, morbidity, and economic losses as well. This review deals with the disease burden of these two neglected cestode infections. Diagnostic modalities with their specific advantages and disadvantages have also been discussed. Recent developments in immunodiagnostic assays for the two diseases have been dealt with. Various control strategies including the use of veterinary vaccines have been highlighted.

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Cystic echinococcosishuman cysticercosisimagingimmunological testsvaccines

Identifiers

PMID23767016
PMCPMC3680870

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