Advances in treatment of echinococcosis / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志

ABSTRACT

Echinococcosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by infection of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis in the human body,which may endanger the health and life of patients.Surgical treatment is presently the main method for the treatment of echinococcosis,with drug therapy as a subsidiary measure.The paper summarizes the advances in the treatment of echinococcosis.