Cystic echinococcosis in Nigeria: first insight into the genotypes of Echinococcus granulosus in animals

Cystic echinococcosis in Nigeria: first insight into the genotypes of Echinococcus granulosus in animals

Abstract Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis caused by cestodes of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) complex. In Nigeria, reports on the prevalence of CE, although limited, have been found to vary with location and host with higher prevalence and fertility rate observed in camels...

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Main Authors: John Asekhaen Ohiolei, Hong-Bin Yan, Li Li, Abdullahi Alhaji Magaji, Joshua Luka, Guo-Qiang Zhu, Clement Isaac, Manfred Ebube Odoya, Yan-Tao Wu, Mughees Aizaz Alvi, Rosline James Muku, Bao-Quan Fu, Wan-Zhong Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Cystic echinococcosis
Haplotypes
Genetic variation
Echinococcus canadensis
Phylogeny
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3644-z

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