The pathology, phylogeny, and epidemiology of Echinococcus ortleppi (G5 genotype): a new case report of echinococcosis in China

The pathology, phylogeny, and epidemiology of Echinococcus ortleppi (G5 genotype): a new case report of echinococcosis in China

Abstract Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the larval stage of the complex Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.), is a zoonotic parasitic disease with a high social burden in China. E. ortleppi is a species (formerly genotype 5 of E. granulosus s.l.) with unique epidemic areas (tr...

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Main Authors: Xu Wang, Aiya Zhu, Hongying Cai, Baixue Liu, Gang Xie, Rui Jiang, Ji Zhang, Nanzi Xie, Yayi Guan, Robert Bergquist, Zhenghuan Wang, Yang Li, Weiping Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Cystic echinococcosis (CE)
Echinococcus ortleppi
Human
Non-endemic area
China
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00907-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-021-00907-3

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