| Picture | Title | Caption | Copyright |
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| Hidatid cyst from the lung | Echinococcus hydatid cyst (lung). Fluid-filled large opaque cysts, the most common diameter being 5.0-10.0 cm. When mature, cysts may reach 0.5 m in diameter depending on available space. Scolices may be seen free in the cyst fluid on microscopic examination of fertile cysts. | ©John W. McGarry | |
| Hydatid cyst in the liver | Echinococcus hydatid (liver) cyst. Fluid-filled large opaque cysts, the most common diameter being 5.0-10.0 cm. When mature, cysts may reach 0.5 m in diameter depending on available space. Scolices may be seen free in the cyst fluid on microscopic examination of fertile cysts. | ©John W. McGarry |
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Echinococcus granulosus
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Top of pageTaxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Metazoa
- Phylum: Platyhelminthes
- Class: Cestoda
- Subclass: Eucestoda
- Order: Cyclophyllidea
- Family: Taeniidae
- Genus: Echinococcus
- Species: Echinococcus granulosus
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
Last updated: 16 Dec 2021| Continent/Country/Region | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | Reference | Notes |
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Africa |
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| Algeria | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Benin | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Burundi | Absent | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Cabo Verde | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Central African Republic | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Comoros | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2018 | |||||
| Djibouti | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Egypt | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Eritrea | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Eswatini | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Ethiopia | Present | ||||||
| Ghana | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Guinea-Bissau | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Kenya | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Lesotho | Absent | Jan-Jun-2020 | |||||
| Liberia | Absent | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Libya | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Madagascar | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Mali | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Mauritius | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Mayotte | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Morocco | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Mozambique | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Namibia | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Niger | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Nigeria | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Saint Helena | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Seychelles | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Somalia | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| South Africa | Present | Jan-Jun-2019; in wild animals only | |||||
| South Sudan | Absent | Jan-Jun-2018 | |||||
| Sudan | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Tanzania | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Togo | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Tunisia | Present | ||||||
| Zambia | Absent | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | Absent | Jan-Jun-2018 | |||||
Asia |
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| Armenia | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Bahrain | Absent | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| Bangladesh | Present | Jan-Jun-2020 | |||||
| Bhutan | Absent | Jan-Jun-2020 | |||||
| Brunei | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| China | Present, Localized | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| -Gansu | Present | ||||||
| -Henan | Present | ||||||
| -Liaoning | Present | ||||||
| -Qinghai | Present | ||||||
| -Xinjiang | Present | ||||||
| Georgia | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| India | Present | Jan-Jun-2018 | |||||
| -Andhra Pradesh | Present | ||||||
| -Delhi | Present | ||||||
| -Karnataka | Present | ||||||
| -Kerala | Present | ||||||
| -Maharashtra | Present | ||||||
| -Tamil Nadu | Present | ||||||
| -Uttar Pradesh | Present | ||||||
| Indonesia | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Iran | Present | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Iraq | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Israel | Present | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| Japan | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Jordan | Present | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Kuwait | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Kyrgyzstan | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Laos | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Lebanon | Present | ||||||
| Malaysia | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Maldives | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Mongolia | Present | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Myanmar | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Nepal | Present, Localized | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Oman | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Pakistan | Present | ||||||
| Palestine | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Philippines | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Qatar | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | Absent | Jan-Jun-2020 | |||||
| Singapore | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| South Korea | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Syria | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Taiwan | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Tajikistan | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Turkey | Present | ||||||
| Turkmenistan | Present | Jan-Jun-2019; in wild animals only | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | Absent | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Vietnam | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
Europe |
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| Austria | Present | ||||||
| Belarus | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Belgium | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Bulgaria | Present | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Croatia | Present, Localized | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Cyprus | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Czechia | Present | Jul-Dec-2019; in wild animals only | |||||
| Denmark | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Estonia | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Faroe Islands | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Finland | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| France | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Germany | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Greece | Absent | Jan-Jun-2018 | |||||
| Hungary | Present, Localized | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Iceland | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Ireland | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Italy | Present, Localized | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| -Sardinia | Present | ||||||
| Latvia | Absent | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| Liechtenstein | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Lithuania | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Malta | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Moldova | Present | Jan-Jun-2020 | |||||
| Netherlands | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| North Macedonia | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Norway | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Poland | Present | ||||||
| Portugal | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Romania | Present, Localized | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Russia | Present, Localized | Jan-Jun-2020 | |||||
| San Marino | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Serbia | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Slovakia | Absent | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| Slovenia | Present, Localized | Jan-Jun-2018 | |||||
| Spain | Present | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| Sweden | Absent | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| Switzerland | Absent | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| Ukraine | Absent | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| United Kingdom | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
North America |
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| Bahamas | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Barbados | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| Belize | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Canada | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| -Quebec | Present | ||||||
| Cayman Islands | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Costa Rica | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Cuba | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Curaçao | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Greenland | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Guadeloupe | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Guatemala | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Haiti | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Jamaica | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Martinique | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Mexico | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Panama | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Saint Lucia | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2018 | |||||
| United States | Present, Localized | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| -California | Present | ||||||
| -Florida | Present | ||||||
| -Kansas | Present | ||||||
| -Texas | Present | ||||||
Oceania |
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| Australia | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| -New South Wales | Present | ||||||
| -Victoria | Present | ||||||
| -Western Australia | Present | ||||||
| Cook Islands | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Federated States of Micronesia | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Fiji | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| French Polynesia | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Kiribati | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2018 | |||||
| Marshall Islands | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| New Caledonia | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| New Zealand | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Palau | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2020 | |||||
| Samoa | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Timor-Leste | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Tonga | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Vanuatu | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
South America |
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| Argentina | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Bolivia | Present | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Brazil | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| -Minas Gerais | Present | ||||||
| -Rio Grande do Sul | Present | ||||||
| Chile | Present | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Colombia | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Falkland Islands | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| French Guiana | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Guyana | Absent, No presence record(s) | Jul-Dec-2018 | |||||
| Paraguay | Absent | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
| Peru | Present, Localized | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Suriname | Absent | Jan-Jun-2019 | |||||
| Uruguay | Present | Jul-Dec-2019 | |||||
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CABI Data Mining, 2001. CAB Abstracts Data Mining.,
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