title: Preface.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deplazes
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lymbery
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D008018:Life Cycle Stages