[Review] Unveiling the incidences and trends of alveolar echinococcosis in Europe: a systematic review from the KNOW-PATH project

Human alveolar echinococcosis is a notifiable parasitic infectious disease in most European countries; however, in practice, it is under-reported by national health systems. To fill this knowledge gap, data on the number, incidence, and trend of cases in Europe were extracted through a systematic review approach from both the scientific and grey literature, covering 1997–2023. This systematic review identified 4207 human alveolar echinococcosis cases from 28 of the 40 European countries investigated.