A scoping review on control strategies for <i>Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato</i>.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a widespread neglected zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (EG) with a global burden of control in the billions of dollars. E. granulosus' life cycle involves definitive, intermediate, and humans as dead-end hosts. Echinococcosis control programs use strategies that focus on any of these hosts. We aimed to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the EG control interventions worldwide.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review by mapping all studies on interventions for EG control following the Arksey and O'Malley Framework. We screened identified articles, and charted and coded selected papers. We classified the data based on target host, type of study, and control mechanism. We described

SUBMITTER: De la Cruz-Saldana T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11370509 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature