Echinococcus

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Species

KINGDOM

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumPlatyhelminthes
ClassCestoda
OrderCyclophyllidea
FamilyTaeniidae

Observations recorded3,012,139,120

エキノコックス（ラテン語：Echinococcus）は、扁形動物門条虫綱真性条虫亜綱円葉目テニア科エキノコックス属に属する条虫の総称である。ヒトに感染し、エキノコックス症を発症させる。

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Research

11,338 papers

Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and Echinococcus multilocularis: A review.Research in veterinary science · 2021
Echinococcus ortleppi infection in humans: An emerging zoonosis in Asia.Parasitology international · 2024
Echinococcus spp. Tapeworms in North America.Emerging infectious diseases · 2018
miRNAs and lncRNAs in Echinococcus and Echinococcosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
Echinococcus antigens.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 1968

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Commons category: Echinococcus
taxon name: Echinococcus

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thumb|400px|right|schematic representation of the life cycle of Echinococcus thumb|General description of the egg and oncosphere of Echinococcus spp.

Echinococcus is a genus within Cestoda, a parasitic class of the platyhelminthes phylum (colloquially known as flatworms). Human echinococcosis is an infectious disease caused by the following species: E. granulosus, E. multilocularis, E. vogeli or E. oligarthrus.