The First Detection of Echinococcus Granulosus DNA in Residents' Hands, Dogs' Hair, and Soil in Highly Endemic Region of Echinococcosis - Naqu City, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, 2020.

What Is Already Known About This Topic?: Echinococcosis is a serious zoonotic parasitic disease that predominantly infects humans; domestic animals like cattle or sheep; as well as wild animals such as small rodents. To date, there is a lack of comprehensive information about all potential environmental transmission routes for Echinococcus .
What Is Added by This Report?: This study assesses the importance of under-researched environmental factors for the transmission of Echinococcus . It concludes that hand hygiene is an important factor in the robust environmental transmission of Echinococcus granulosus .
What Are the Implications for Public Health Practice?: This study suggests that residents are at risk of catching echinococcosis through hand-oral transmission routes. Health education given to local residents is thus a key intervention, as well as avoiding close contact with dogs and ensuring proper hand-washing practices are followed.
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