Genetics of the pig tapeworm in madagascar reveal a history of human dispersal and colonization.

An intricate history of human dispersal and geographic colonization has strongly affected the distribution of human pathogens. The pig tapeworm Taenia solium occurs throughout the world as the causative agent of cysticercosis, one of the most serious neglected tropical diseases. Discrete genetic lin...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Yanagida, Jean-François Carod, Yasuhito Sako, Minoru Nakao, Eric P Hoberg, Akira Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4198324?pdf=render