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Wahlers, Kerstin, Menezes, Colin N., Romig, Thomas, Kern, Peter and Grobusch, Martin P. (2013). Cystic echinococcosis in South Africa: The worst yet to come? Acta Trop., 128 (1). S. 1 - 7. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 1873-6254

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Abstract

A considerable number of cases of cystic echinococcosis (CE) are reported from South Africa, but the exact epidemiology remains unknown. In addition, southern Africa is one of the global regions worst afflicted by an excessively high HIV- and TB co-endemicity. As deductable from anecdotal observation, the immune modulation caused by all three diseases seems to affect the clinical courses of all of them. Due to the ongoing high HIV and TB infection rates and the long latency period of CE, South Africa may experience increasing numbers of CE with potentially unusual and severe clinical courses due to concomitant immune suppression. The extent of the problem and the additional complexity of appropriate patient care remain to be recognized. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Wahlers, Kerstin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Menezes, Colin N. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Romig, Thomas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kern, Peter UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Grobusch, Martin P. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-474591
DOI:	10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.06.002
Journal or Publication Title:	Acta Trop.
Volume:	128
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 1 - 7
Date:	2013
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1873-6254
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS; LOCAL IMMUNE-RESPONSES; HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS; SINGLE-CELL LEVEL; CYTOKINE PROFILE; HYDATID-DISEASE; MULTILOCULARIS INFECTION; ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES; POSITIVE PATIENTS; DENDRITIC CELLS Multiple languages Parasitology; Tropical Medicine Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/47459