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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[3]

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Historical Perspective

  • In 1782, Goeze accurately described the cysts and the tapeworm heads for the first time.
  • In 1786, E. granulosus was accurately described by Batsch.
  • During the 1850s, Karl von Siebold showed through a series of experiments that Echinococcus cysts do cause adult tapeworms in dogs.
  • In 1863, E. multilocularis was identified by Rudolf Leuckart.
  • Early to mid 1900s, the more distinct features of E. granulosus and E. multilocularis, their life cycles and how they cause disease were described.
  • INn mid 1900s that E. oligarthus and E. vogeli were identified as and shown as being causes of human echinococcosis.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Tappe, Dennis, August Stich, and Matthias Frosch. "Emergence of Polycystic Neotropical Echinococcosis." Emerging Infectious Disease 14.2 (2008): 292-97. Web. 21 February 2010.
  2. Howorth, MB. "Echinococcosis Of Bone." Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 27. (1945): 401-11. Web. 21 February 2010.
  3. Connolly, Stephanie. Echinococcosis. 2006. Web. 5 February 2010. <http://www.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2006/Echinococcus/index.html>.

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