What is the treatment for echinococcus granulosus?

Chemotherapy, cyst puncture, and PAIR (percutaneous aspiration, injection of chemicals and reaspiration) have been used to replace surgery as effective treatments for cystic echinococcosis. However, surgery remains the most effective treatment to remove the cyst and can lead to a complete cure.

How can you prevent echinococcosis?

Prevention measures include limiting the areas where dogs are allowed and preventing animals from consuming meat infected with cysts.

1. Prevent dogs from feeding on the carcasses of infected sheep.
2. Control stray dog populations.
3. Restrict home slaughter of sheep and other livestock.

What causes echinococcosis?

Parasites – Echinococcosis. Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by infection with tiny tapeworms of the genus Echinocococcus. Echinococcosis is classified as either cystic echinococcosis or alveolar echinococcosis.

What are the treatment options for cystic echinococcosis?

There are 4 options for the treatment of cystic echinococcosis: 1 percutaneous treatment of the hydatid cysts with the PAIR (Puncture, Aspiration, Injection, Re-aspiration) technique; 2 surgery 3 anti-infective drug treatment 4 “watch and wait”. More

How to treat hydatid echinococcosis in the liver?

For cystic (hydatid) echinococcosis in the liver, surgical resection plus albendazole for large or complicated cystic lesions judged to be active or transitional Percutaneous aspiration followed by instillation of a scolicidal agent and reaspiration (PAIR), plus albendazole for small, active, or transitional cyst

How long does the incubation period for echinococcosis last?

The asymptomatic incubation period of the disease can last many years until hydatid cysts grow to an extent that triggers clinical signs, however approximately half of all patients that receive medical treatment for infection do so within a few years of their initial infection with the parasite.

What are the symptoms of tapeworm echinococcosis?

Echinococcosis is infection with larvae of the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus or E. multilocularis (alveolar hydatid disease). Symptoms depend on the organ involved—eg, jaundice and abdominal discomfort with liver cysts or cough, chest pain, and hemoptysis with lung cysts.