CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2019, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 346-352.doi: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2019.03.019

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Research progress on detection technology of Echinococcus and echinococcosis

Hong-rang ZHOU(), Mu-xin CHEN, Ying WANG, Qing YU, Ning XIAO*()   

  1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention;Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research;WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases;National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology;Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2018-12-25 Online:2019-06-30 Published:2019-07-10
  • Contact: Ning XIAO E-mail:1103814290@qq.com;xiaoning@nipd.chinacdc.cn
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFC1200500) and the Project of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Station for Echinococciosis Control, China CDC

Abstract:

Echinococcosis is a chronic parasitic disease caused by the infection of Echinococcus larvae. Due to the complex life cycle involved with a large number of hosts, it is very challenging to control the spread of infection and eliminate echinococcosis. Early and accurate detection of Echinococcus parasite, real-time monitoring of various types of host infection are very critical for blocking the epidemic and the transmission of the disease. This paper reviews the recent advances in the detection technology for Echinococcus parasite and the related research on the diagnosis of echinococcosis, including morphological identification, imaging diagnosis, immunological and molecular biology diagnostic techniques, in order to provide useful information for the advanced detection of Echinococcus infections and diagnosis of echinococcosis.

Key words: Echinococcosis, Echinococcus, Detection, Diagnosis

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