Increase of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Decrease of MCP-1 and Some Updated Epidemiology Aspects of Cystic Echinococcosis Human Cases in Calabria Region

• Main Authors: Giovanni Matera (Author), Maria Teresa Loria (Author), Cinzia Peronace (Author), Tatiana Catanzariti (Author), Pio Settembre (Author), Aida Giancotti (Author), Angelo G. Lamberti (Author), Giorgio S. Barreca (Author), Luisa Galati (Author), Gessica Dodaro (Author), Maria Mazzitelli (Author), Alessio Strazzulla (Author), Carlo Torti (Author), Angela Quirino (Author), Maria Carla Liberto (Author), Alfredo Focà (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We aim to investigate some of the pathogenetic mediators of the human echinococcosis and to obtain updated epidemiological findings on cases of echinococcosis in Calabria, Southern Italy. Echinococcosis diagnosis was based on imaging, serological investigations, and molecular assay. Indeed, real-tim...