Poor hand hygiene, close contact with infected animals and consumption of undercooked, unwashed food contaminated with echinococcus eggs (e.g. vegetables) are all risk factors.
Slaba higiena rok, tesen stik z okuženimi živalmi ter uživanje nezadostno kuhane in neoprane hrane, kontaminirane z jajčeci ehinokoka (npr. zelenjave), so vse dejavniki tveganja.