Primary cerebral cystic echinococcosis in a child from Roman countryside: Source attribution and scoping review of cases from the literature.

• Main Authors: Adriano Casulli (Author), Stefania Pane (Author), Franco Randi (Author), Paola Scaramozzino (Author), Andrea Carvelli (Author), Carlo Efisio Marras (Author), Andrea Carai (Author), Azzurra Santoro (Author), Federica Santolamazza (Author), Francesca Tamarozzi (Author), Lorenza Putignani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of the species belonging to the Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) complex. Parasitic cysts causing human CE are mainly localized in the liver and in the lungs. In a sm...