<i>Taenia crassiceps</i> Cysticercosis in a Wild Muskrat and a Domestic Dog in the Northeastern United States

<i>Taenia crassiceps</i> is a parasite of wild canids and dogs that serve as definite hosts, harboring the adult cestode, whereas rodents are the intermediate hosts in which the metacestode/cysticercus/larval stage occurs. Fecal-oral transmission ensures the parasite’s lifecycle. At time...

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Main Authors: Yufei Zhang, Amira Abdu, Timothy Wu, María J. Forzán, Kimberly Hammer, Manigandan Lejeune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/2/204