Immunology and molecular biology of Echinococcus infections

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Abstract

Echinococcus spp. are the etiological agents of hydatid disease in man and other intermediate hosts. Many questions regarding the factors which determine susceptibility/resistance to hydatid disease, and the factors which influence the viability and fertility of hydatid cysts, remain to be answered. Recent research into the effects of hydatid infection on the immune system of the host has provided some insights into the host-parasite relationships. Immunochemical and recombinant DNA techniques are being applied to improve diagnosis of hydatidosis in man and E. granulosus infection in dogs, and also in the development of vaccines against infection with taeniid cestode larvae. The successes which have been achieved in these areas are likely to provide valuable tools for the control of cystic hydatidosis in man. These recent studies in the areas of immunobiology, serological diagnosis and vaccination are reviewed.

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