Abstract
A male resident in Vanuatu with prior history of employment as a hunt kennel-man in England (1980-2001) was surgically treated for the removal of a hydatid cyst subsequently confirmed as Echinococcus granulosus (G1 genotype). This is the first human molecularly identified CE case reported from the UK and a first in a fox-hound handler and indicates a general neglected occupational risk.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Cyclooxygenase 1 / genetics
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DNA, Helminth / chemistry
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DNA, Helminth / genetics
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Echinococcosis / diagnosis*
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Echinococcosis / pathology*
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Echinococcosis / surgery
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Echinococcus granulosus / classification
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Echinococcus granulosus / genetics
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Echinococcus granulosus / isolation & purification*
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England
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Humans
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Vanuatu
Substances
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DNA, Helminth
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Cyclooxygenase 1