International consensus on terminology to be used in the field of echinococcoses

Dominique A. Vuitton, Donald P. McManus(QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute), M.T. Rogan(University of Salford), Thomas Romig(University of Hohenheim), Bruno Gottstein(University of Bern), Ariel Naidich(Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud), Tuerhongjiang Tuxun, Hao Wen, António Menezes da Silva(Nia Association), Dominique A. Vuitton(University of Hohenheim), Donald P. McManus(University of Hohenheim), Thomas Romig(University of Hohenheim), Michael R. Rogan(University of Hohenheim), Bruno Gottstein(University of Hohenheim), António Menezes da Silva(University of Hohenheim), Hao Wen(University of Hohenheim), Ariel Naidich(University of Hohenheim), Tuerhongjiang Tuxun(University of Hohenheim), Amza Avcioglu(University of Hohenheim), Belgees Boufana(University of Hohenheim), Christine M. Budke(University of Hohenheim), Adriano Casulli(University of Hohenheim), Esin Güven(University of Hohenheim), Andreas Hillenbrand(University of Hohenheim), Fateme Jalousian(University of Hohenheim), Mohamed Habib Jemli(University of Hohenheim), Jenny Knapp(University of Hohenheim), AbdElkarim Laatamna(University of Hohenheim), Samia Lahmar(University of Hohenheim), Ariel Naidich(University of Hohenheim), M.T. Rogan(University of Hohenheim), Seyed Mahmoud Sadjjadi(University of Hohenheim), Julian Schmidberger(University of Hohenheim), Manel Amri(University of Hohenheim), Anne‐Pauline Bellanger(University of Hohenheim), Sara Benazzouz(University of Hohenheim), Klaus Brehm(University of Hohenheim), Andreas Hillenbrand(University of Hohenheim), Fateme Jalousian(University of Hohenheim), Malika Kachani(University of Hohenheim), Moussa Labsi(University of Hohenheim), Giovanna Masala(University of Hohenheim), António Menezes da Silva(University of Hohenheim), Mahmoud Sadjjadi Seyed(University of Hohenheim), Imene Soufli(University of Hohenheim), Chafia Touil–Boukoffa(University of Hohenheim), Junhua Wang(University of Hohenheim), E. Zeyhle(University of Hohenheim), Tuerganaili Aji(University of Hohenheim), Okan Akhan(University of Hohenheim), Solange Bresson‐Hadni(University of Hohenheim), Chadli Dziri(University of Hohenheim), Tilmann Gräter(University of Hohenheim), Beate Grüner(University of Hohenheim), Assia Haïf(University of Hohenheim), Andreas Hillenbrand(University of Hohenheim), Stéphane Koch(University of Hohenheim), M.T. Rogan(University of Hohenheim), Francesca Tamarozzi(University of Hohenheim), Tuerhongjiang Tuxun(University of Hohenheim), Patrick Giraudoux(University of Hohenheim), Paul R. Torgerson(University of Hohenheim), Katherina Vizcaychipi(University of Hohenheim), Ning Xiao(University of Hohenheim), Nazmiye Altıntaş(University of Hohenheim), Renyong Lin(University of Hohenheim), Laurence Millon(University of Hohenheim), Wenbao Zhang(University of Hohenheim), Karima Achour(University of Hohenheim), Haining Fan(University of Hohenheim), Thomas Junghanss(University of Hohenheim), Georges Mantion(University of Hohenheim)
Parasite
January 1, 2020
10.1051/parasite/2020024
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Abstract

Echinococcoses require the involvement of specialists from nearly all disciplines; standardization of the terminology used in the field is thus crucial. To harmonize echinococcosis terminology on sound scientific and linguistic grounds, the World Association of Echinococcosis launched a Formal Consensus process. Under the coordination of a Steering and Writing Group (SWG), a Consultation and Rating Group (CRG) had the main missions of (1) providing input on the list of terms drafted by the SWG, taking into account the available literature and the participants' experience; and (2) providing independent rating on all debated terms submitted to vote. The mission of the Reading and Review Group (RRG) was to give an opinion about the recommendation paper in terms of readability, acceptability and applicability. The main achievements of this process were: (1) an update of the current nomenclature of Echinococcus spp.; (2) an agreement on three names of diseases due to Echinococcus spp.: Cystic Echinococcosis (CE), Alveolar Echinococcosis (AE) and Neotropical Echinococcosis (NE), and the exclusion of all other names; (3) an agreement on the restricted use of the adjective "hydatid" to refer to the cyst and fluid due to E. granulosus sensu lato; and (4) an agreement on a standardized description of the surgical operations for CE, according to the "Approach, cyst Opening, Resection, and Completeness" (AORC) framework. In addition, 95 "approved" and 60 "rejected" terms were listed. The recommendations provided in this paper will be applicable to scientific publications in English and communication with professionals. They will be used for translation into other languages spoken in endemic countries.

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