RT Book, Section
A1 García, Héctor H.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182904270
T1 Echinococcosis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182904270
RD 2024/04/19
AB Nine  species  of  Echinococcus  have  been  recognized  to  date:  Echinococcus  granulosus  sensu  stricto  (G1  to  G3),  Echinococcus  equinus  (G4),  Echinococcus  ortleppi  (G5),  Echinococcus  canadensis  (G6  to  G10),  Echinococcus  multilocularis,  Echinococcus  vogeli,  Echinococcus  oligarthrus,  Echinococcus  felidis,  and  Echinococcus  shiquicus.  All  but  E  felidis  and  E  shiquicus  are  able  to  infect  humans  with  their  larval  stages.  The  definitive  hosts  are  canids  (eg,  dogs,  coyotes,  wolves,  dingoes,  jackals),  except  for  E  oligarthrus,  which  has  been  isolated  only  in  wild  cats.  Humans  become  accidental  intermediate  hosts  when  the  eggs  from  the  feces  of  dogs,  wolves,  or  other  canids  are  ingested.