July 2016 Vol. 4 No.7

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Review

Association study between-137 G/C IL-18 polymorphism and asthma in a sample of Algerian population

Abakar A. D^1*, El Mahdi I. E.², Mohammed A. A.⁴ and El Malik A. A.³

¹Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory sciences, University of Gezira, Sudan.
²Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences. University of Gezira, Sudan.
³Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Nyala, Sudan.
⁴Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Nyala, Sudan.

*Corresponding Author’s Email: Email adamfafom@yahoo.com

Accepted June 05, 2016

Abstract

Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) represents the most common neglected parasitic zoonotic food-borne infection worldwide with serious pathological effects on human and his domesticated animals. The disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus, a heteroxenous helminthes, which has developed several potential routes of transmission within and between different host species including humans and their livestock. CE is maintained by a cycle involves dog and ruminants association. In this review, we aim to provide a general idea on research progress in the epidemiology and molecular epidemiological data of CE in animals and humans in Sudan. The current review also intended to update the available information on the aspects of epidemiology, and diagnostic techniques elaborated for diagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus infection in man and animals in Sudan. Data obtained from different sources including journals, books, annual reports, conferences proceedings, veterinary hospitals, abattoirs records, medical centers and hospitals websites visited as well as other internet search up to the year 2015 also reviewed. The results showed that morphological, serological and molecular techniques used for detection Echinococcus granulosus infection. The socio-economic consequences in livestock and human associated with CE also discussed. Data presented in this review are probably improve our current understanding of the distribution, transmission, host specificity, immunogenicity, pathogenesis, and genotyping of E. granulosus in order to design and for implementation of efficient control strategies against cystic echinococcosis in Sudan.

Keywords: Echinococcus granulosus, Epidemiology, Molecular diagnosis, Transmission, Sudan