Echinococcosis/hydatidosis: A severe threat in Mediterranean countries

Dakkak, A.

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.009

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“…Türkiye'nin de içinde bulunduğu Akdeniz ülkelerinde önemli bir hastalık olduğuna dikkat çekilmiş, insan ve hayvanlarda ciddi sağlık problemleri ve ekonomik kayıplara neden olduğu bildirilmiştir (11,15).…”

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Cystic Echinococcosis in the Mersin Province (119 Cases)

Aksu¹,

Sevimli²,

İbiloğlu³

et al. 2014

TurkiyeParazitolDerg

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Cystic Echinococcosis in the Mersin Province (119 Cases)

Aksu¹,

Sevimli²,

İbiloğlu³

et al. 2014

TurkiyeParazitolDerg

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“…The disease is endemic to hyperendemic in agricultural countries of Europe, northern, eastern and southern Africa, southern and northern America, Middle East and Asia (Matossian, et al, 1977;Wen and Yang, 1997;Arambulo III, 1997;Torgerson and Budke, 2003;Budke et al, 2006;Dakkak, 2010). In Ethiopia, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Addis Ababa University served as one of the leading organizations in collecting baseline information on various animal diseases in the country.…”

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Infection prevalence of hydatidosis (<i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>, Batsch, 1786) in domestic animals in Ethiopia: A synthesis report of previous surveys

Fromsa¹,

Jobre²

2011

Ethiop. Vet. J.

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Hydatidosis/echinococcosis (Echinococcus granulosus, Batsch, 1786) is considered to be a serious problem for both public health and the livestock economy in Ethiopia. The present paper reviews and summarizes available data on the disease. Abattoir survey data collected over a period of 15 years (1985)(1986)(1987)(1988)(1989)(1990)(1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999) were analyzed to assess the infection prevalence of hydatidosis in domestic animals in three different agroecological zones of Ethiopia. Accordingly, 8036/22,863 (35.15%) cattle, 768/6518 (11.78%) sheep, 36/1753 (4.9%) goats, 70/417 (16.79%) camels and 0/150 (0%) pigs slaughtered in 21 different abattoirs located in various parts of the country were found harbouring hydatid cysts. A statistical discernible significant difference (p<0.001) was observed in the overall hydatidosis infection prevalence between the different species of animals, and in infection prevalence of bovine hydatidosis in the three agroecological zones where the slaughtered cattle were believed to originate from. Similarly, a statistically significant difference (p<0.01) in the prevalence of ovine hydatidosis was observed between mid-altitude and lowland agroecologies. Conversely, there was no significant difference (p>0.20) in the infection prevalence of caprine hydatidosis between mid-altitude and lowlands. The present study reconfirms that hydatid disease is widespread and highly prevalent in ruminant livestock in Ethiopia and warrants institution of a nation-wide control measures. Considerations on experiences of other countries with respect to the economic benefits that hydatid disease control programs may bring to livestock producers and combining such efforts with other zoonosis control schemes in view of the 'one health' initiative is worthy for animal health planners and policy decision-makers. The paper also serves as a quick reference source on hydatidosis in the country and basis for future studies.

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“…Notably, certain infectious and parasitic diseases (12%), which presents a high relevance, in the Balkans, where helminthiases continue to be a serious public health problem. For instance, food-borne helminthiasis, including hydatidosis/echinococcosis (Dakkak, 2010;Sotiraki et al, 2003), trichinellosis, opistorchiasis, and taeniasis-cysticercosis (Hotez & Gurwith, 2011;Neghina et al, 2011), and soil-transmitted helminth infections (ascariasis, trichuriasis and toxocariasis) (Hotez and Gurwith, 2011) are relatively frequent causes of morbidity. On the other hand, the treatment of plague (Vokou et al, 1993) is likely a misunderstanding or directly a copy from old herbals considering the epidemiological evidence for Greece during the last 100 years (WHO, 2015b).…”

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An ethnopharmacological and historical analysis of “Dictamnus”, a European traditional herbal medicine

Martínez-Francés

Rivera

Heinrich³

et al. 2015

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Ethnopharmacological relevance and background: "Dictamnus" was a popular name for a group of medicinal herbaceous plant species of the Rutaceae and Lamiaceae, which since the 4th century have been used for gynaecological problems and other illnesses BCE and still appear in numerous ethnobotanical records. Aims: This research has as four overarching aims:Determining the historical evolution of medical preparations labelled "Dictamnus" and the different factors affecting this long-standing herbal tradition.Deciphering and differentiating those medicinal uses of "Dictamnus" which strictly correspond to Dictamnus (Rutaceae), from those of Origanum dictamnus and other Lamiaceae species.Quantitatively assessing the dependence from herbal books, and pharmaceutical tradition, of modern Dictamnus ethnobotanical records.Determining whether differences between Western and Eastern Europe exist with regards to the Dictamnus albus uses in ethnopharmacology and ethnomedicine.

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Echinococcosis/hydatidosis: A severe threat in Mediterranean countries

Cited by 180 publications

References 55 publications

Cystic Echinococcosis in the Mersin Province (119 Cases)

Cystic Echinococcosis in the Mersin Province (119 Cases)

Infection prevalence of hydatidosis (<i>Echinococcus granulosus</i>, Batsch, 1786) in domestic animals in Ethiopia: A synthesis report of previous surveys

An ethnopharmacological and historical analysis of “Dictamnus”, a European traditional herbal medicine

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