Second reported case of multilocular hydatid disease in Iraq

Benyan, Abdul-Khalik Z.; Mahdi, Nadham K.; Abdul-Amir, Fouzi; Ubaid, Osama

doi:10.5339/qmj.2013.5

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“…There are merely sporadic data or none at all from the countries that stretch across central Asia towards China (Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India), so that we have to assume an under-representation [ 20 , 30 ]. One case report from Iraq suggesting E. multilocularis as the causative agent has obviously not been presenting an AE patient [ 85 ], as the published CT figure showed the morphologic criteria of a CE lesion (WHO-type 3b) [Tilmann Graeter, personal communication].…”

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Worldwide literature on epidemiology of human alveolar echinococcosis: a systematic review of research published in the twenty-first century

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Purpose Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a potentially lethal zoonosis caused by the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis. The aim of this systematic review is to establish a comprehensive global AE literature overview taking into account the epidemiologically relevant AE research of the twenty-first century. Methods We systematically searched the global literature published from 2001 through 2018 via MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Russian databases eLIBRARY.RU, CyberLeninka, the Chinese databases CNKI, VIP, Journals.research.ac.ir (Farsi language-based), Jordan E-Library (Arab language-based) and supplementary Google Scholar, in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. QGIS software was used for the mapping of the affected countries. Results We have listed 154 relevant publications in the final literature synopsis in consideration of our quality assessment. Including non-autochthonous cases, human AE was reported in 36 countries within the northern hemisphere from 2001 to 2018. The first publication of AE in Tajikistan,

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Worldwide literature on epidemiology of human alveolar echinococcosis: a systematic review of research published in the twenty-first century

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“…For example, in Iran, where only 40 AE cases have been reported in humans ( 20 – 22 ) even though E. multilocularis infection rates of 22.9% in foxes and of 20.9% in other carnivores (dog, jackal, hyena, and wolf) have been documented ( 23 ). In Iraq, by contrast, only two AE cases have been published, and no reports on definitive host infections with E. multilocularis are available ( 24 ).…”

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Investigation of Echinococcus multilocularis in Environmental Definitive Host Feces in the Asian and the European Parts of Turkey

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A study was carried out to investigate the presence of Echinococcus multilocularis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in two regions of Turkey—central Anatolia (in Asia Minor) and Thrace (in the European part of Turkey). A total of 405 putative fox feces were collected from central Anatolia (186 specimens in 59 locations) and from Thrace (219 specimens in 114 locations). All samples were examined by the flotation and sieving method for taeniid eggs, and positive and putative samples were further analyzed by multiplex PCR. In seven samples from three locations in central Anatolia (5.1%) and in one (0.9%) from Thrace, E. multilocularis DNA was amplified, and this result was confirmed with another PCR specific for E. multilocularis. In addition, Echinococcus granulosus s.l. was found in two (0.5%) of the samples. Although alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is known as a serious zoonosis in Turkey, this is the first field study detecting E. multilocularis in collected fecal samples documenting the environmental contamination with eggs of this zoonotic parasite.

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“…AE cases are geographically distributed only in the Northern Hemisphere, including North America [ 7 ], west-central Europe [ 8 , 9 ], Iran [ 10 – 13 ], Iraq [ 14 , 15 ], western and central China (Tibet Autonomous Region, west and south of Gansu Province, northwest Sichuan and southeast Qinghai Province) [ 16 – 20 ], Korea [ 21 ], and northern Japan, mainly in Hokkaido Island [ 22 ].…”

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Lasiopodomys fuscus as an important intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis: isolation and phylogenetic identification of the parasite

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BackgroundEchinococcus multilocularis causes alveolar echinococcosis (AE) and is widely prevalent in Qinghai Province, China, where a number of different species have been identified as hosts. However, limited information is available on the Qinghai vole (Lasiopodomys fuscus), which is hyper endemic to Qinghai Province and may represent a potential intermediate host of E. multilocularis. Thus, L. fuscus could contribute to the endemicity of AE in the area.MethodsFifty Qinghai voles were captured from Jigzhi County in Qinghai Province for the clinical identification of E. multilocularis infection via anatomical examination. Hydatid fluid was collected from vesicles of the livers in suspected voles and subjected to a microscopic examination and PCR assay based on the barcoding gene of cox 1. PCR-amplified segments were sequenced for a phylogenetic analysis. E. multilocularis-infected Qinghai voles were morphologically identified and subjected to a phylogenetic analysis to confirm their identities.ResultsSeventeen of the 50 Qinghai voles had E. multilocularis-infection-like vesicles in their livers. Eleven out of the 17 Qinghai voles presented E. multilocularis infection, which was detected by PCR and sequencing. The phylogenetic analysis showed that all 11 positive samples belonged to the E. multilocularis Asian genotype. A morphological identification and phylogenetic analysis of the E. multilocularis-infected Qinghai voles confirmed that all captured animals were L. fuscus.ConclusionsL. fuscus can be infected with E. multilocularis and plays a potential role in the life cycle and epidemiology of E. multilocularis in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s40249-018-0409-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Second reported case of multilocular hydatid disease in Iraq

Cited by 13 publications

References 2 publications

Worldwide literature on epidemiology of human alveolar echinococcosis: a systematic review of research published in the twenty-first century

Worldwide literature on epidemiology of human alveolar echinococcosis: a systematic review of research published in the twenty-first century

Investigation of Echinococcus multilocularis in Environmental Definitive Host Feces in the Asian and the European Parts of Turkey

Lasiopodomys fuscus as an important intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis: isolation and phylogenetic identification of the parasite

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