Infection of sheep by Echinococcus multilocularis in Gansu, China: evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analysis

Infection of sheep by Echinococcus multilocularis in Gansu, China: evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analysis

Abstract Background In the normal life cycle of the parasite (Echinococcus multilocularis) that causes alveolar echinococcosis, domestic and wild carnivores act as definitive hosts, and rodents act as intermediate hosts. The presented study contributes to the research on the distribution and transmi...

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Main Authors: Nigus Abebe Shumuye, Li Li, Wen-Hui Li, Nian-Zhang Zhang, Yan-Tao Wu, Yao-Dong Wu, Wen-Jun Tian, Lin-Sheng Zhang, Xiao-Feng Nian, Guo-Dong Dai, Wei-Gang Chen, Sheng-Zhi Gao, Xue-Qi Tian, Jun-Shi Liu, Bin Li, Nigatu Kebede, Bao-Quan Fu, Hong-Bin Yan, Wan-Zhong Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Echinococcus multilocularis
China
Sheep
Liver
Phylogeny
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01120-0

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