Have a personal or library account? Click to login
Prevalence of echinococcosis in humans, livestock and dogs in northern Italy Cover

Prevalence of echinococcosis in humans, livestock and dogs in northern Italy

Helminthologia
Volume 48 (2011): Issue 2 (June 2011)
By: M. Manfredi,  A. Cerbo,  S. Zanzani,  A. Moriggia,  D. Fattori,  A. Siboni,  V. Bonazza,  C. Filice and  E. Brunetti  
Open Access
|May 2011

References

  1. [1] Armitage, P., Berry, G. (1987): Statistical methods in medical research. 2nd Edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications, 620 pp.
    Search in Google Scholar
  2. [2] Battelli, G., Ostanello, F., Baldelli, R., Di Francesco, A., Grilli, R., Vizioli, M. (2004): Human echinococcosis in the Emilia-Romagna region (northern Italy) in the years 1997 to 2002: an updating. Parassitologia, 46: 415–416
    Search in Google Scholar
  3. [3] Brunetti, E., Garlaschelli, Al., Filice, C., Schantz, P. (2003): Comment on “Acute echinococcosis: a case report”. J. Clin. Microbiol., 41: 523. DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.1.523.2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.41.1.523.200310.1128/JCM.41.1.523.2003
    Search in Google Scholar
  4. [4] Budke, C. M., Deplazes, P., Torgerson, P. R. (2006): Global socioeconomic impact of cystic echinococcosis. Emerg. Infect. Dis., 12: 296–303
    Search in Google Scholar
  5. [5] Casulli, A., Manfredi, M. T., La Rosa, G., Di Cerbo, A. R., Genchi, C., Pozio, E. (2008): Echinococcus ortleppi and E. granulosus G1, G2 and G3 genotypes in Italian bovines. Vet. Parasitol., 155: 168–172. DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.04.00410.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071
    Search in Google Scholar
  6. [6] Conchedda, M., Antonelli, A., Caddori, A., Gabriele, F. (2010). A retrospective analysis of human cystic echinococcosis in Sardinia (Italy), an endemic Mediterranean region, from 2001 to 2005. Parasitol. Int., 59(3), 454–459. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2010.06.008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2010.06.00810.1016/j.parint.2010.06.008
    Search in Google Scholar
  7. [7] Dakkak, A. (2010): Echinococcosis/hydatidosis: A severe threat in Mediterranean countries. Vet. Parasit., 174: 2–11. DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.00910.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.009
    Search in Google Scholar
  8. [8] Eckert, J., Gemmell, M. A., Meslin, F. X., Pawlowski, Z. S. (eds) 2001. WHO/OIE manual on echinococcosis in humans and animals: a public health problem of global concern. World Health Organisation for Animal Health, Paris.
    Search in Google Scholar
  9. [9] European Food Safety Authority (2005): The Community Summary Report on Trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and antimicrobial resistance in the European Union in 2004. The EFSA Journal, 310 pp. DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1496 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1496
    Search in Google Scholar
  10. [10] European Food Safety Authority (2010): Trends and sources of zoonoses and zoonotic agents and food-borne outbreaks in the European Union in 2008. The EFSA Journal, 2010 8(1), 1496, 370 pp. DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009. 1438
    Search in Google Scholar
  11. [11] Fattori, D., Biggioggero, S., Dordoni, E., Morici, R., Perri, M., Prandi, N., Tessuto, L. (2000): Epidemiology in the biggest european slaughterhouse. L’Osservatorio, 2: 8–9
    Search in Google Scholar
  12. [12] Gabriele, F., Bortoletti, G., Conchedda, M., Palmas, C., Ecca, A. R. (2004): Human cystic echinococcosis in Italy: a public health problem? Past and present. Parassitologia, 46, 39–43
    Search in Google Scholar
  13. [13] Garippa, G., Battelli, G., Cringoli, G., Giangaspero, A., Giannetto, S., Manfredi, M. T. (2004): Updating on animal echinococcosis in Italy. Parassitologia, 46: 37–38
    Search in Google Scholar
  14. [14] Garippa, G., Manfredi, M. T. (2009). Cystic echinococcosis in Europe and in Italy. Vet Res Commun, 33(suppl. 1): S35–S39. DOI: 10.1007/s11259-009-9245-0 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11259-009-9245-010.1007/s11259-009-9245-0
    Search in Google Scholar
  15. [15] de BLAS, N., Ortega, C., Frankena, K., Noordhuizen, K., Thrusfield, M.: Win Episcope 2, http://www.clive.ed.ac.uk/winepiscope/. Accessed May 2008.
    Search in Google Scholar
  16. [16] Istituto nazionale di statistica (ISTAT): http://www.istat.it/. Accessed May 2008.
    Search in Google Scholar
  17. [17] Kern, P., Bardonnet, K., Renner, E., Auer, H., Pawlowski, Z., Ammann, R. W., Vuitton, D. A., Kern, P. (2003): European echinococcosis registry: human alveolar echinococcosis, Europe, 1982–2000. Emerg. Infec. Dis., 9: 343–349.
    Search in Google Scholar
  18. [18] Menezes Da Silva, A. (2003): Hydatid cyst of the livercriteria for the selection of appropriate treatment. Acta Trop., 85: 237–242. DOI: 10.1016/s0001-706x(02)00271-1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0001-706X(02)00271-110.1016/S0001-706X(02)00271-1
    Search in Google Scholar
  19. [19] Montinaro, L., Sisinni, A. G., Sartorelli, P. (2004): Echinococcosis: a persistent endemic. G. Ital. Med. Lav. Ergon., 26: 202–207
    Search in Google Scholar
  20. [20] Ostanello, F., Piccolomini. L. L., Martinello, F., Vizioli, M., Battelli, G. (1997): Echinococcosis/hydatidosis in Emilia-Romagna: a study of hospital admissions in the period of 1989–1993. Epidemiol. Prev., 21: 41–47
    Search in Google Scholar
  21. [21] Punzo, C., Mastrogiacomo, M., Germinario, C., De Leo, G., Bonomo, G. M. (2002): Hepatic hydatidosis in Puglia: analysis of the hospital discharge cards in the years 1996–2000. Ann. Ital. Chir., 73: 605–610
    Search in Google Scholar
  22. [22] Scala, A., Garippa, G., Varcasia, A., Tranquillo, V. M., Genchi, C. (2006): Cystic echinococcosis in slaughtered sheep in Sardinia (Italy). Vet. Parasitol., 135: 33–38. DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.01.016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.08.00610.1016/j.vetpar.2006.01.016
    Search in Google Scholar
  23. [23] Thompson, R. C., Mcmanus, D. P. (2002): Towards a taxonomic revision of the genus Echinococcus. Trends Parasitol., 18: 452–457. DOI: 10.1016/s1471-4922(02)02358-9 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1471-4922(02)02358-910.1016/S1471-4922(02)02358-9
    Search in Google Scholar
  24. [24] Thrusfield, M., Ortega, C., De Blas, I., Noordhuizen, J. P., Frankena, K. (2001): WIN EPISCOPE 2.0: improved epidemiological software for veterinary medicine. Vet. Rec., 148: 567–572 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.148.18.56710.1136/vr.148.18.56711370882
    Search in Google Scholar
  25. [25] Varcasia, A., Canu, S., Lightowlers, M. W., Scala, A., Garippa, G. (2006): Molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus strains in Sardinia. Parasitol. Res., 98: 273–277. DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-0059-x http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-005-0059-x10.1007/s00436-005-0059-x
    Search in Google Scholar
  26. [26] World Health Organization Informal Working Group (2003): International classification of ultrasound images in cystic echinococcosis for application in clinical and field epidemiological settings. Acta Trop., 85: 253–261. DOI: 10.1016/s0001-706x(02)00223-1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0001-706X(02)00223-110.1016/S0001-706X(02)00223-1
    Search in Google Scholar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-011-0011-9 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
Journal RSS Feed
Language: English
Page range: 59 - 66
Published on: May 17, 2011
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Sheep,
Goat,
Human,
Dog,
Cattle,
Echinococcus granulosus,
Italy,
prevalence,
hydatid cysts
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

© 2011 M. Manfredi, A. Cerbo, S. Zanzani, A. Moriggia, D. Fattori, A. Siboni, V. Bonazza, C. Filice, E. Brunetti, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Volume 48 (2011): Issue 2 (June 2011)Next article