# Parasitic infections in humans and animals

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/parasitic-infections-in-humans-and-animals-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 552,836 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the biological, epidemiological, and clinical aspects of echinococcosis, a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus. The papers cover topics such as diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology, genetics, and the global impact of echinococcosis on public health. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11154 |
| Works | 68,128 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Peter J. Hotez](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-j-hotez/)
- [Charles R. Newton](https://scholariq.org/researchers/charles-r-newton/)
- [César G. Victora](https://scholariq.org/researchers/cesar-g-victora/)
- [Richard C. Thompson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-c-thompson/)
- [Ahmad Daryani](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ahmad-daryani/)
- [Howard L. Weiner](https://scholariq.org/researchers/howard-l-weiner/)
- [Paul Meier](https://scholariq.org/researchers/paul-meier/)
- [Seyyed Meysam Mousavi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/seyyed-meysam-mousavi/)
- [Lieping Chen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lieping-chen/)
- [John L. Cameron](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-l-cameron/)
- [Thomas Fürst](https://scholariq.org/researchers/thomas-furst/)
- [Thomas A. Wynn](https://scholariq.org/researchers/thomas-a-wynn/)

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