**8. Prevention**

Regular and accentuated treatment of stray dogs is necessary. However, regular treatment of owned dogs with Praziquantel should be an obligation in highly endemic areas, as treatment of dogs remains the most effective measure of prevention [7].

Vaccination of dogs with two recombinant proteins, EgA31 isolated from the adult worm and oncosphere and EgTrop isolated from protoscolex, is a promising approach to limiting the development of the *E. granulosus* worm in the dog's intestine [33].

#### **9. Conclusion**

In the case of zoonotic diseases, preventive veterinary treatments allow the protection of the public and animal health, but also the reduction of the risk of their transmission to humans, as is the case for cystic echinococcosis. To be effective, these treatments must be applied regularly. Thus, facility of access to them must be taken into account when developing the canine population management program. However, it should be noted that it is not only the dog that needs to be controlled, but also the intermediate host, and efforts should be made to eliminate the parasite or pathogen in general from the intermediate host that represents the main source of transmission to the dog to allow the pathogen to complete its life cycle and become infectious. Therefore the need for an integrated approach (action on the different hosts involved in the life cycle of the pathogen and the involvement of the socio-economic factor in control programs including stakeholders) to control these zoonosis is strongly advised.

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Fatima Ezzahra Amarir1

*Incrimination of Dog Vector of Cystic Echinococcosis and Impact of the Appropriate Dogs'…*

\*, Abdelmohcine Aimrane2

2 Biochemistry Laboratory/Metabolic Platform, Cadi Ayyad University,

Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Marrakech, Morocco

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1 Laboratory of Parasitology, Department of Pathology and Veterinary Public Health, Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV), Rabat, Morocco

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and Abdelkbir Rhalem1

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.95776*

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