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Research Advances on Distribution Characteristics of and Factors Associated with Fecal Contamination by Definitive Hosts of Echinococcus spp.

NIU Yan-lin, WU Wei-ping*   

  1. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases,Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention;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
  • Online:2016-02-28 Published:2016-03-11

Abstract:

Echinococcosis is a severe zoonotic parasitic disease caused by larvae of Echinococcus spp.. Fecal contamination by definitive hosts of Echinococcus is the major cause of echinococcosis transmission. It is therefore of great significance to estimate the level of fecal contamination by the definitive hosts and develop prevention and control strategies. This article gives an overview on distribution characteristics of, and factors associated with fecal contamination by definitive hosts of Echinococcus.

Key words: Echinococcus, Definitive host, Fecal contamination