Martina Nocerino, Paola Pepe, Elena Ciccone, Maria Paola Maurelli, Antonio Bosco, Franck Boué, Gérald Umhang, Samia Lahmar, Yousra Said, Smaragda Sotiraki, Panagiota Ligda, AbdElkarim Laatamna, Nassiba Reghaissia, Giorgio Saralli, Vincenzo Musella, Maria Chiara Alterisio, Giuseppe Piegari, Laura Rinaldi
Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, is a zoonotic parasitic disease that still represents a serious threat to human and animal health worldwide. The Mediterranean basin is recognized as one of the major hotspots of CE due to several factors, including the presence of diverse intermediate host species as well as socio-economic and cultural conditions of local communities. This study aims to take a closer look at epidemiological data on CE in the Mediterranean area and assess the knowledge attitudes and practices of shepherds towards this disease in four countries (Algeria, Greece, Italy and Tunisia), highly endemic for CE, with the final goal of identifying highly endemic risk areas and practices in use which might potentially allow the persistence of E...
May 3, 2024: Acta Tropica