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ArticleParasite (Paris, France)2020

International consensus on terminology to be used in the field of echinococcoses.

Dominique A Vuitton, Donald P McManus, Michael T Rogan, Thomas Romig, Bruno Gottstein, Ariel Naidich, Tuerhongjiang Tuxun, Hao Wen, Antonio Menezes da Silva, World Association of Echinococcosis

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Article in Parasite (Paris, France), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 155 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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155citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

155 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 279 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.

Dominique A VuittonNational French Reference Centre for Echinococcosis, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté and University Hospital, FR-25030 Besançon, France.ORCID 0000-0003-0043-3896
Donald P McManusMolecular Parasitology Laboratory, Infectious Diseases Division, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, AU-4006 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Michael T RoganDepartment of Biology and School of Environment & Life Sciences, University of Salford, GB-M5 4WT Manchester, United Kingdom.
Thomas RomigDepartment of Parasitology, Hohenheim University, DE-70599 Stuttgart, Germany.
Bruno GottsteinInstitute of Parasitology, School of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Bern, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Ariel NaidichDepartment of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, ANLIS "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán", AR-1281 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tuerhongjiang TuxunWHO Collaborating Centre for Prevention and Care Management of Echinococcosis and State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, CN-830011 Urumqi, PR China.
Hao WenWHO Collaborating Centre for Prevention and Care Management of Echinococcosis and State Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of High Incidence Diseases in Central Asia, CN-830011 Urumqi, PR China.
Antonio Menezes da SilvaPast-President of the World Association of Echinococcosis, President of the College of General Surgery of the Portuguese Medical Association, PT-1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal.
World Association of Echinococcosis
University of Hohenheim · DEAdministración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud · ARNia Association · USQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute · AUUniversity of Bern · CHUniversity of Salford · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Echinococcoses require the involvement of specialists from nearly all disciplines; standardization of the terminology used in the field is thus crucial. To harmonize echinococcosis terminology on sound scientific and linguistic grounds, the World Association of Echinococcosis launched a Formal Consensus process. Under the coordination of a Steering and Writing Group (SWG), a Consultation and Rating Group (CRG) had the main missions of (1) providing input on the list of terms drafted by the SWG, taking into account the available literature and the participants' experience; and (2) providing independent rating on all debated terms submitted to vote. The mission of the Reading and Review Group (RRG) was to give an opinion about the recommendation paper in terms of readability, acceptability and applicability. The main achievements of this process were: (1) an update of the current nomenclature of Echinococcus spp.; (2) an agreement on three names of diseases due to Echinococcus spp.: Cystic Echinococcosis (CE), Alveolar Echinococcosis (AE) and Neotropical Echinococcosis (NE), and the exclusion of all other names; (3) an agreement on the restricted use of the adjective "hydatid" to refer to the cyst and fluid due to E. granulosus sensu lato; and (4) an agreement on a standardized description of the surgical operations for CE, according to the "Approach, cyst Opening, Resection, and Completeness" (AORC) framework. In addition, 95 "approved" and 60 "rejected" terms were listed. The recommendations provided in this paper will be applicable to scientific publications in English and communication with professionals. They will be used for translation into other languages spoken in endemic countries.

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EchinococcosisEchinococcusEchinococcus granulosusTerminology as TopicAnimalsHumansPublicationsReference StandardsAlveolar EchinococcosisCystic EchinococcosisFormalized consensusNeotropical Echinococcosis: Echinococcus spp.Terminology

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PMID32500855
PMCPMC7273836
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