A systematic review of the epidemiology of echinococcosis in domestic and wild animals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human echinococcosis is a neglected zoonosis caused by parasites of the genus Echinococcus. The most frequent clinical forms of echinococcosis, cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE), are responsible for a substantial health and economic burden, particularly to low-income societies. Quantitative epidemiology can provide important information to improve the understanding of parasite transmission and hence is an important part of efforts to control this disease. The purpose of this review is to give an insight on factors associated with echinococcosis in animal hosts by summarising significant results reported from epidemiological studies identified through a systematic search.

Methodology and principal findings

The systematic search was conduct

SUBMITTER: Otero-Abad B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3674998 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature