Abstract Introduction: Cystic Echinococcosis (CE), a chronic debilitating parasitic disease in humans caused by larval stage of dog tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus has a worldwide distribution. Over time, Turkana in ...

Introduction: Cystic Echinococcosis (CE), a chronic debilitating parasitic disease in humans caused by larval stage of dog tapeworm, Echinococcus granulosus has a worldwide distribution. Over time, Turkana in Kenya was the ...

Echinococcus granulosus parasite exists in two distinct life cycle patterns; domestic cycle involving domestic dogs and livestock; and sylvatic cycle that involve wild canids and wild herbivores. The disease caused by this ...