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Here, we showed that T cells were involved in the formation of the immune environment in the liver in CE patients and <jats:italic>Echinococcus granulosus sensu strict<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>E. granulosus s.s.<\/jats:italic>)<jats:italic>-<\/jats:italic>infected mice, with CD4<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> T cells being the dominant immune cells; this process was closely associated with cyst viability and establishment. Local T2-type responses in the liver were permissive for early infection establishment by <jats:italic>E. granulosus s.s.<\/jats:italic> between 4 and 6 weeks in the experimental model. CD4<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> T-cell deficiency promoted PSC development into cysts in the liver in <jats:italic>E. granulosus s.s.<\/jats:italic>-infected mice. In addition, CD4<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> T-cell-mediated cellular immune responses and IL-10-producing CD8<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> T cells play a critical role in the establishment phase of secondary <jats:italic>E. granulosus s.s.<\/jats:italic> PSC infection. 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