Genotypes of Echinococcus Species from Cattle in Tanzania

Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus species. Tanzania is one of the endemic countries with cystic echinococcosis. This study focussed on identifying genotypes of Echinococcus spp. in Tanzania. We collected 7 cysts from cattle in Mwanza municipal (n=4) and Lol...

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Autores principales: Bia, Mohammed Mebarek, Choe, Seongjun, Ndosi, Barakaeli Abdieli, Park, Hansol, Kang, Yeseul, Eamudomkarn, Chatanun, Nath, Tilak Chandra, Kim, Sunmin, Jeon, Hyeong-Kyu, Lee, Dongmin, Eom, Keeseon S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8561054/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34724764
http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2021.59.5.457
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Sumario:Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus species. Tanzania is one of the endemic countries with cystic echinococcosis. This study focussed on identifying genotypes of Echinococcus spp. in Tanzania. We collected 7 cysts from cattle in Mwanza municipal (n=4) and Loliondo district (n=3). The cysts from Mwanza were all E. ortleppi and fertile. In contrast, the cysts from Loliondo were all E. granulosus sensu stricto and sterile. Two from the 4 cysts were a new haplotype of E. ortleppi (G5). These results can improve the preventive and control programs for humans and livestock in Tanzania. To our knowledge, this study is considered the first to identify the genotype and haplotype of Echinococcus spp. in Tanzania.

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