Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in carnivores in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran using mitochondrial DNA.

Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in carnivores in Razavi Khorasan province, Iran using mitochondrial DNA.

BACKGROUND: Echinococcus multilocularis is the source of alveolar echinococcosis, a potentially fatal zoonotic disease. This investigation assessed the presence of E. multilocularis infection in definitive hosts in the Chenaran region of Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran. METHODOLOGY/PRINC...

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Main Authors: Molouk Beiromvand, Lame Akhlaghi, Seyed Hossein Fattahi Massom, Iraj Mobedi, Ahmad Reza Meamar, Hormozd Oormazdi, Abbas Motevalian, Elham Razmjou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3222634?pdf=render

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