0 a type of tapeworm (= a long, flat organism that lives inside the bowels of humans and other animals) of the genus (= group of closely related creatures) also known as echinococcus --
Echinococcus : biology and strain variation.
Serological diagnosis of human hydatid disease by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (part 1) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay by multilocular echinococcus antigen.
Echinococcus is triploblastic, i.e. it has 3 layers- outermost ectoderm, middle mesoderm and inner endoderm.
Echinococcus granulosus—hydatid disease—can be treated either medically or with a combination of anti-helminthic drugs and surgery.
Information on the focuses of infection with echinococcus granulosus—hydatid disease—is not available.
Echinococcus granulosus is found worldwide.
Echinococcus multilocularis adults were found in the intestine of 1142 foxes (30.1%) from all areas.
Echinococcus multilocularis tapeworms were recovered from five of ten untreated control cats with worm burdens of 235, 540, 545, 1425 and 1920.
