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Nucleofection and In Vivo Propagation of Chicken Eimeria Parasites
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エチノコッコシス エチノコッコシス
Donald P McManus1, Wenbao Zhang, Jun Li
1Molecular Parasitology Laboratory, Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research and The University of Queensland, Queensland 4029, Brisbane, Australia. donm@qimr.edu.au
Lancet (London, England)
|October 25, 2003
まとめ
エキノコックスの寄生虫によって引き起こされるエキノコックスは,公衆衛生上の重大な課題を提示します. 閉塞性エチノコッコシスは管理可能であるが,アルベオラ性エチノコッコシスは,制御の選択肢が限られている重症で新興の動物性感染症である.
科学分野:
- 動物性感染症は動物性感染症です.
- 寄生虫学とは,寄生虫学である.
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
背景:
- エキノココシス (Echinococcosis) は,エキノコクス・セストデス (Echinococcus cestodes) によって引き起こされる広範な動物性感染症です.
- 主要な種には,エチノコックス・グラヌロサス (システィック・エチノコックス) とエチノコックス・マルチロキュラリス (アルベオラ・エチノコックス) が含まれる.
- 両疾患とも重症で,アルベオラエキノココシスは高い死亡率と悪い予後を伴う.
研究 の 目的:
- エキノコックスの感染症の生物学,伝播,流行病学,および臨床的側面をレビューする.
- エキノココシスの診断と治療戦略について議論する.
- これらの新興の動物性感染症に対する利用可能な制御および予防措置を探求する.
主な方法:
- これは,エキノコックスの既存の知識を統合したレビュー記事です.
- 寄生虫の生物学,疾患の特徴,公衆衛生への影響に関する情報を収集した.
- 制御と予防の戦略は,現在の文献に基づいて分析されました.
主要な成果:
- Echinococcus granulosusは, cystic echinococcocosisを引き起こし,一部の地域では効果的な制御を達成しています.
- Echinococcus multilocularisは,アルベオラ性エキノココシスを引き起こし,そのシルバティック伝播サイクルのためにより問題のある病気です.
- アルベオラエキノココシスに対する効率的かつ費用対効果の高い制御方法は,現在利用できません.
結論:
- エキノコッコシスは依然として世界的な健康問題であり,アルベオラエキノコッコシスはより大きな課題となっています.
- Echinococcus granulosusの制御は,いくつかの地域で実現可能ですが, Echinococcus multilocularisは,効果的な介入のためにさらなる研究を必要とします.
- 寄生虫の生物学と伝播を理解することは,これらの動物性感染症に対する効果的な公衆衛生戦略の開発に不可欠です.
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