Molecular characterization of human Echinococcus isolates and the first report of E. canadensis (G6/G7) and E. multilocularis from the Punjab Province of Pakistan using sequence analysis

Molecular characterization of human Echinococcus isolates and the first report of E. canadensis (G6/G7) and E. multilocularis from the Punjab Province of Pakistan using sequence analysis

Abstract Background Echinococcosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease causing serious health problems in both humans and animals in different endemic regions across the world. There are two different forms of human echinococcosis: Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) and Alveolar Echinococcosis (AE). CE is cause...

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Main Authors: Aisha Khan, Haroon Ahmed, Sami Simsek, Hua Liu, Jianhai Yin, Ying Wang, Yujuan Shen, Jianping Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
E. granulosus sensu stricto
E. canadensis
E. multilocularis
Human
Genotyping
Pakistan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-04989-6

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