TY - JOUR
T1 - First meeting "cystic echinococcosis in Chile, update in alternatives for control and diagnostics in animals and humans"
AU - Alvarez Rojas, Cristian A.
AU - Fredes, Fernando
AU - Torres, Marisa
AU - Acosta-Jamett, Gerardo
AU - Alvarez, Juan Francisco
AU - Pavletic, Carlos
AU - Paredes, Rodolfo
AU - Cortés, Sandra
AU - Castro, Natalia
AU - Gajardo, Jorge
AU - Bertin, Isabel
AU - Del Barrio, Leopoldo
AU - Troncoso, Felipe
AU - Faundez, Fabiola
AU - Flores, Nelson
AU - Boisier, Loreto Uribe
AU - Manriquez, María Isabel
AU - Lillo, Sebastian
AU - Escobar, Héctor
AU - Poblete, Alejandra
AU - Fuentes, Lilia
AU - Wainnright, Iván
AU - Serrano, Samuel
AU - Villalón, Mitzi
AU - Arriaza, Marjorie
AU - Caldera, Loreto
AU - Fritz, Annelisse
AU - Saavedra, Marcela
AU - Segura, José Antonio
AU - Barrientos, Carla
AU - Parra, Alonso
AU - Porcel, Ricardo
AU - Segovia, Verónica
AU - Sabelle, Cristián
AU - Merino, Guido
AU - Gómez, Julio
AU - Sánchez, María Isabel
AU - Vicencio, Susan Miranda
AU - Aguilera, Gladys Rios
N1 - Funding Information:
The seminar was facilitated by funding from the Pontificia Universidad Católica (grant from Vicerectoria de Investigación RS150034/2015), FONDAP (15130011) and the Universidad Andres Bello DI-1249-16/RG and Fondecyt Chile grant 1161475 (Rodolfo Paredes).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Author(s).
PY - 2016/9/13
Y1 - 2016/9/13
N2 - This report summarizes the outcomes of a meeting on cystic echinococcosis (CE) in animals and humans in Chile held in Santiago, Chile, between the 21st and 22nd of January 2016. The meeting participants included representatives of the Departamento de Zoonosis, Ministerio de Salud (Zoonotic Diseases Department, Ministry of Health), representatives of the Secretarias Regionales del Ministerio de Salud (Regional Department of Health, Ministry of Health), Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo Agropecuario (National Institute for the Development of Agriculture and Livestock, INDAP), Instituto de Salud Pública (National Institute for Public Health, ISP) and the Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (Animal Health Department, SAG), academics from various universities, veterinarians and physicians. Current and future CE control activities were discussed. It was noted that the EG95 vaccine was being implemented for the first time in pilot control programmes, with the vaccine scheduled during 2016 in two different regions in the South of Chile. In relation to use of the vaccine, the need was highlighted for acquiring good quality data, based on CE findings at slaughterhouse, previous to initiation of vaccination so as to enable correct assessment of the efficacy of the vaccine in the following years. The current world's-best-practice concerning the use of ultrasound as a diagnostic tool for the screening population in highly endemic remote and poor areas was also discussed.
AB - This report summarizes the outcomes of a meeting on cystic echinococcosis (CE) in animals and humans in Chile held in Santiago, Chile, between the 21st and 22nd of January 2016. The meeting participants included representatives of the Departamento de Zoonosis, Ministerio de Salud (Zoonotic Diseases Department, Ministry of Health), representatives of the Secretarias Regionales del Ministerio de Salud (Regional Department of Health, Ministry of Health), Instituto Nacional de Desarrollo Agropecuario (National Institute for the Development of Agriculture and Livestock, INDAP), Instituto de Salud Pública (National Institute for Public Health, ISP) and the Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (Animal Health Department, SAG), academics from various universities, veterinarians and physicians. Current and future CE control activities were discussed. It was noted that the EG95 vaccine was being implemented for the first time in pilot control programmes, with the vaccine scheduled during 2016 in two different regions in the South of Chile. In relation to use of the vaccine, the need was highlighted for acquiring good quality data, based on CE findings at slaughterhouse, previous to initiation of vaccination so as to enable correct assessment of the efficacy of the vaccine in the following years. The current world's-best-practice concerning the use of ultrasound as a diagnostic tool for the screening population in highly endemic remote and poor areas was also discussed.
KW - Chile
KW - Cystic echinococcosis
KW - Echinococcus granulosus
KW - Neglected disease
KW - Zoonosis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84992187031&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1186/s13071-016-1792-y
DO - 10.1186/s13071-016-1792-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84992187031
SN - 1756-3305
VL - 9
JO - Parasites and Vectors
JF - Parasites and Vectors
IS - 1
M1 - 502
ER -