"Echinococcosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An infection caused by the infestation of the larval form of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. The liver, lungs, and kidney are the most common areas of infestation.
| Descriptor ID |
D004443
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.190.396
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| Concept/Terms |
Echinococcosis- Echinococcosis
- Echinococcoses
- Echinococcus Infection
- Echinococcus Infections
- Infection, Echinococcus
- Hydatidosis
- Hydatidoses
- Cysts, Hydatid
- Cyst, Hydatid
- Hydatid Cysts
- Hydatid Cyst
- Hydatid Disease
- Hydatid Diseases
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Echinococcosis" by people in Profiles.
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Cystic echinococcosis in South Africa: the worst yet to come? Acta Trop. 2013 Oct; 128(1):1-6.
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First insights into species and genotypes of Echinococcus in South Africa. Vet Parasitol. 2013 Sep 23; 196(3-4):427-32.
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Cystic echinococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Infect Dis. 2012 Nov; 12(11):871-80.
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Human cystic echinococcosis in South Africa. Acta Trop. 2011 Dec; 120(3):179-84.
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Echinococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa: emerging complexity. Vet Parasitol. 2011 Sep 08; 181(1):43-7.
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Periappendiceal hydatidosis: an unusual cause of right iliac fossa pain. Br J Surg. 1994 Sep; 81(9):1371-2.