Hydatid control in Australia: where it began, what we have achieved and where to from here

dc.contributor.authorJenkins, David
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:53:10Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T10:55:02Z
dc.description.abstractEchinococcus granulosus was imported into Australia with domestic livestock about 200 years ago. It spread rapidly through domestic animals and quickly became a public health problem in the new colony. Control was hampered by ignorance of the transmission pattern. The association between metacestodes and tapeworms was not elucidated until 63 years after the arrival of the First Fleet. Australian wildlife were highly susceptible to infection with E. granulosus and wildlife/domestic animal interaction facilated rapid infiltration of wildlife by E. granulosus. The wildlife reservoir has hampered hydatid control campaigns on mainland Australia but successful eradication has been achieved in the island state of Tasmania where there was no wildlife reservoir. The application of a new recombinant vaccine for sheep in control campaigns and the use of praziquantel baits for controlling infection in dingoes around bush campsites and picnic areas is discussed.
dc.identifier.issn0020-7519
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/81697
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceInternational Journal for Parasitology
dc.subjectKeywords: arecoline; bithionol; bundamide; echinococcus granulosus vaccine; eg 95; fospirate; mebendazole; nitroscanate; praziquantel; recombinant vaccine; unclassified drug; vaccine; bait; disease control; vaccination; antibody blood level; antigen detection; Aust Australia; Control; Diagnosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Sheep hydatid vaccine
dc.titleHydatid control in Australia: where it began, what we have achieved and where to from here
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage740
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage733
local.contributor.affiliationJenkins, David, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailu8908764@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidJenkins, David, u8908764
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor070708 - Veterinary Parasitology
local.identifier.absfor070704 - Veterinary Epidemiology
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub9999
local.identifier.citationvolume35
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.03.001
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-19544387798
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByMigrated
local.type.statusPublished Version

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