Zoonotic helminths – why the challenge remains

RCA Thompson

doi:10.1017/S0022149X23000020

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Zoonotic helminths – why the challenge remains

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Zoonotic helminths – why the challenge remains

RCA Thompson

Journal of helminthology, Vol.97, e21

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X23000020

PMID: 36790130

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Abstract

Anthropogenic factors

Cattle

Climate change

Dogs

Echinococcosis

Ecological effects

Emergence

Epidemiology

Nucleotide sequence

Parasitic diseases

PCR

Polymerase chain reaction

Public health

Trichinellosis

Urbanization

Wildlife

Zoonoses

Helminth zoonoses remain a global problem to public health and the economy of many countries. Polymerase chain reaction-based techniques and sequencing have resolved many taxonomic issues and are now essential to understanding the epidemiology of helminth zoonotic infections and the ecology of the causative agents. This is clearly demonstrated from research on Echinococcus (echinococcosis) and Trichinella (trichinosis). Unfortunately, a variety of anthropogenic factors are worsening the problems caused by helminth zoonoses. These include cultural factors, urbanization and climate change. Wildlife plays an increasingly important role in the maintenance of many helminth zoonoses making surveillance and control increasingly difficult. The emergence or re-emergence of helminth zoonoses such as Ancylostoma ceylanicum, Toxocara, Dracunculus and Thelazia exacerbate an already discouraging scenario compounding the control of a group of long neglected diseases.

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Title: Zoonotic helminths – why the challenge remains
Authors/Creators: RCA Thompson
Publication Details: Journal of helminthology, Vol.97, e21
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Identifiers: 991005585963707891
Murdoch Affiliation: College of Environmental and Life Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.163 Parasitology - General; 1.163.1106 Echinococcosis
Web Of Science research areas: Parasitology; Zoology
ESI research areas: Plant & Animal Science