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Correction to : The effects of dog management on Echinococcus spp. prevalence in villages on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China (2021)
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Weng, X., Mu, Z., Wei, X., Wang, X., Zuo, Q., Ma, S., …Wang, Z. (2021). Correction to : The effects of dog management on Echinococcus spp. prevalence in villages on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China. Parasites and Vectors, 14(1), 124. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04637-1

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04082-6/.

Long-term trends in helminth infections of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) from the vicinity of Malham Tarn in North Yorkshire, England (2020)
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Behnke, J., Rogan, M., Craig, P., Jackson, J., & Hide, G. (2021). Long-term trends in helminth infections of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) from the vicinity of Malham Tarn in North Yorkshire, England. Parasitology, 184(4), 451-463. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182020002243

Helminth infections in wood mice (n=483), trapped over a period of 26 years in the woods surrounding Malham Tarn in N. Yorkshire, were analysed. Although ten species of helminths were identified, the overall mean species richness was 1.01 species/m... Read More about Long-term trends in helminth infections of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) from the vicinity of Malham Tarn in North Yorkshire, England.

The effects of dog management on Echinococcus spp. prevalence in villages on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China (2020)
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Wang, Z., Xiaodong, W., Mu, Z., Wang, X., Zuo, Q., Ma, S., …Craig, P. (2020). The effects of dog management on Echinococcus spp. prevalence in villages on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China. Parasites and Vectors, 13(1), 207. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04082-6

Background The pastoral area of the eastern Tibetan plateau is a very important human echinococcosis endemic region. Domestic dogs are the main definitive host for the transmission of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.1.) and E. multilocularis to... Read More about The effects of dog management on Echinococcus spp. prevalence in villages on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, China.

Long-term retrospective assessment of a transmission hotspot for human alveolar echinococcosis in mid-west China (2019)
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Giraudoux,, P., YuMin, Z., Afonso, E., HongBin, Y., Knapp, J., Rogan, M., …Craig, P. (2019). Long-term retrospective assessment of a transmission hotspot for human alveolar echinococcosis in mid-west China. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(8), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007701

Background Human alveolar echinococcosis caused by infection with Echinococcus multilocularis is one of the most potentially pathogenic helminthic zoonoses. Transmission occurs involving wildlife cycles typically between fox and small mammal interm... Read More about Long-term retrospective assessment of a transmission hotspot for human alveolar echinococcosis in mid-west China.

Echinococcosis transmission on the Tibetan Plateau (2019)
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Craig, P., Giraudoux, P., Wang, Z., & Wang, Q. (2019). Echinococcosis transmission on the Tibetan Plateau. Advances in Parasitology, 104, 165-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.apar.2019.03.001

Since the mid-1990s detailed studies and field investigations on the Tibetan Plateau have revealed human echinococcosis to be an under-reported major public health problem, particularly in the dominant pastoral communities in the eastern and central... Read More about Echinococcosis transmission on the Tibetan Plateau.

Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus shiquicus in a small mammal community on the eastern Tibetan Plateau : host species composition, molecular prevalence, and epidemiological implications (2018)
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Wang, X., Liu, J., Zuo, Q., Mu, Z., Weng, X., Sun, X., …Wang, Z. (2018). Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus shiquicus in a small mammal community on the eastern Tibetan Plateau : host species composition, molecular prevalence, and epidemiological implications. Parasites and Vectors, 11(1), 302. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2873-x

Background The eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau is now recognized as an endemic region with the highest reported human infection rates in the world of human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. Existing epidemiolog... Read More about Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus shiquicus in a small mammal community on the eastern Tibetan Plateau : host species composition, molecular prevalence, and epidemiological implications.

Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan (2018)
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Bebezov, B., Mamashev, N., Umetaliev, T., Ziadinov, I., Craig, P., Joekel, D., …Torgerson, P. (2018). Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(6), 1119-1122. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.161641

Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. An ultrasound study in southern Kyrgyzstan during 2012 revealed a prevalence of 4.2% probable or confirmed AE and an additiona... Read More about Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan.

Evaluation of the impact of 2 years of a dosing intervention on canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan (2017)
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van Kesteren, F., Mastin, A., Torgerson, P., Mytynova, B., & Craig, P. (2017). Evaluation of the impact of 2 years of a dosing intervention on canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan. Parasitology, 144(10), 1328-1337. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182017000397

Echinococcosis is a re-emerging zoonotic disease in Kyrgyzstan. In 2012, an echinococcosis control scheme was started that included dosing owned dogs in the Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan with praziquantel. Control programmes require large investments of mo... Read More about Evaluation of the impact of 2 years of a dosing intervention on canine echinococcosis in the Alay Valley, Kyrgyzstan.

Seasonal pattern of Echinococcus re-infection in owned dogs in Tibetan communities of Sichuan, China and its implications for control (2016)
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Wang, Q., Yu, W., Zhong, B., Shang, J., Huang, L., Mastin, A., …Craig, P. (2016). Seasonal pattern of Echinococcus re-infection in owned dogs in Tibetan communities of Sichuan, China and its implications for control. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-016-0155-4

Background Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) are highly endemic in Tibetan communities of Sichuan Province. Previous research in the region indicated that domestic dog was the major source of human infection, and o... Read More about Seasonal pattern of Echinococcus re-infection in owned dogs in Tibetan communities of Sichuan, China and its implications for control.

Vegetation phenology and habitat discrimination : impacts for E.multilocularis transmission host modelling (2016)
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Marston, C., Giraudoux, P., Armitage, R., Danson, F., Reynolds, S., Wang, Q., …Craig, P. (2016). Vegetation phenology and habitat discrimination : impacts for E.multilocularis transmission host modelling. Remote Sensing of Environment, 176, 320-327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2016.02.015

Echinococcus multilocularis (Em), a parasitic tapeworm, is responsible for a significant burden of human disease across continental Asia. Here, we use a time-series of MODIS 16-day 250 m Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) satellite data to quantify the... Read More about Vegetation phenology and habitat discrimination : impacts for E.multilocularis transmission host modelling.