Sparganosis

The urgency of the problem of sparganosis is due to the widespread prevalence of this disease in the wild, polymorphism of clinical manifestations and the possibility of severe damage to the orbits, central nervous system and internal organs. The purpose and result of the work is to summarize the data available in the literature on the etiology, epidemiology, clinical picture, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sparganosis. Conclusion. The causative agents of sparganosis are Spirometra decipiens, Spirometra erinaceieuropaei, Spirometra folium, Spirometra mansoni, and Sparganum proliferum. Allocate non-proliferative (peripheral, cerebral, spinal, ocular, visceral) and proliferative sparganosis. Diagnostics is carried out on the basis of a complex of clinical, instrumental, serological, molecular genetic studies. Surgical treatment is recommended: complete removal of the spargans