| hydatid disease: the lebanese contribution. | hydatid disease (hd) or cystic echinococcosis (ce) has been an important zoonotic disease causing medical, economic and public health problems in many parts of the world, including south america, north africa, turkey, and middle eastern countries. humans as well as animals, primarily sheep and cattle, are infected by the ingestion of food, usually leafy vegetables, contaminated with the eggs (oncospheres) of the dog tapeworm echinococcus granulosus. hydatid cysts, which are the larval stage of t ... | 2015 | 25807720 |