Prevalence study of Echinococcus granulosus in guanaco (Lama guanicoe) from the Chilean Patagonia unexpectedly reveals the southernmost limit of Taenia omissa

This study presents the first detection of Taenia omissa metacestodes in guanaco (Lama guanicoe) within the Chilean Patagonia, marking the southernmost record of natural infection in an intermediate host on the continent. Taenia omissa was found in the continental part of the Magallanes region where...

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Published in:	Parasitology
Main Authors:	Cristian A. Alvarez Rojas, Juan Francisco Alvarez, Juliana Iglesias, Anson V. Koehler, Cristian Bonacic
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press
Subjects:	Chile co-infection Echinococcus granulosus guanaco Patagonia Taenia omissa
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182024001501/type/journal_article