Hydatid disease: epidemiology and pathology.
Information regarding the epidemiology and pathology of Echinococcus granulosus in Australasia is not well presented in standard surgical textbooks. This review presents the basic science of E. granulosus in Australasia, emphasizing those areas which are not well known, are misunderstood, or are of particular relevance to current surgical practice.
D000818:Animals; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004285:Dogs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000469:parasitology; D007814:Larva