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{{Taxobox

|phylum            =Platyhelminthes

|phylum            =Platyhelminthes

|class              =[[Cestodes|Cestoda]]

|class              =[[Cestodes|Cestoda]]

|sub-class          =Cyclophyllidea

|sub-class          =[[Cyclophyllidea]]

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|order              =

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| '''Dwarf dog tapeworm

| '''Dwarf dog tapeworm<br>Hydatidosis

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'''Hydatidosis

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''Echinococcus granulosus'' is an important zoonosis as it's metacestode, the hydatid cyst, can develop in humans, as well as in many other animals. The hydatid cyst can grow to the size of a ping-pong ball in sheep, a tennis ball in horses, and a football in man. The metacestode of the related ''Echinococcus multilocularis'' (the alveolar cyst) is even more dangerous, but fortunately does not occur in the UK. This parasite is from the class [[Cestodes|Cestoda]].

''Echinococcus granulosus'' is an important zoonosis as it's metacestode, the hydatid cyst, can develop in humans, as well as in many other animals. The hydatid cyst can grow to the size of a ping-pong ball in sheep, a tennis ball in horses, and a football in man. The metacestode of the related ''[[Echinococcus multilocularis]]'' (the alveolar cyst) is even more dangerous, but fortunately does not occur in the UK. This parasite is from the class [[Cestodes|Cestoda]].

==Hosts==

==Hosts==

[[Category:Taeniidae]]

[[Category:Taeniidae]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_Max]]

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[[Category:Expert_Review]]

[[Category:Respiratory Parasitic Infections]][[Category:Cattle]]

[[Category:Respiratory Parasitic Infections]][[Category:Cattle Parasites]]

[[Category:Sheep]]

 

[[Category:Sheep Parasites]][[Category:Zoonosis]][[Category:Dog Parasites]]