Editorial overview: From farms and forests to forks? A review of diagnosis and management of globally important zoonotic Echinococcus spp. cestodes

Caroline F. Frey; Emily Jenkins; Britta Lundström-Stadelmann

Food and Waterborne Parasitology (Sep 2019)

Editorial overview: From farms and forests to forks? A review of diagnosis and management of globally important zoonotic Echinococcus spp. cestodes

Caroline F. Frey,
Emily Jenkins,
Britta Lundström-Stadelmann

Affiliations

Caroline F. Frey: Centre for Food-borne and Animal Parasitology, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Saskatoon, Canada; Corresponding author.
Emily Jenkins: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Britta Lundström-Stadelmann: Institute of Parasitology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16

Abstract

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This FAWPAR Special Issue is dedicated to zoonotic Echinococcus species. It is a compilation of invited papers that spans important aspects from molecular markers of emergence, diagnostics in both definitive and intermediate hosts, treatment of human alveolar echinococcosis, to control strategies in definitive hosts. Keywords: Echinococcus granulosus s.l., E. multilocularis, Emergence, Diagnosis, Therapy, Control

Published in Food and Waterborne Parasitology

ISSN: 2405-6766 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/food-and-waterborne-parasitology

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