Preliminary studies on the prevalence and genotyping of Echinococcus granulosus infection in stray dogs in Van Province, Turkey

Introduction:Echinococcus granulosus is a zoonotic helminth of the Taeniidae family living in the small intestines of dogs. The hydatid cyst, which is the larval form of this parasite, is observed in sheep, goat, cattle, and many other organisms including humans. It causes a disease called cystic ec...

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Main Authors: Oguz Bekir, Ozdal Nalan, Kilinc Ozlem Orunc, Deger M. Serdar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Veterinary Research
Subjects:
pcr
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2018-0061