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Molecular and morphological characterisation of Echinococcus from food producing animals in India.
Veterinary parasitology - 28 Oct 2009
Pednekar Riddhi P, Gatne Mukulesh L, Thompson R C Andrew, Traub Rebecca J
Abstract excerpt
In view of the medical, veterinary and economic importance of hydatid disease in India, our study aimed to determine the prevalence and genotypes of Echinococcus present in domestic livestock in India. Out of 21,861 animals examined, cattle were found with the highest prevalence of hydatid cysts (5.10%) followed by buffaloes (3.81%), pigs (0.87%) and sheep (0.075%). Phylogenetic analysis of the cytochrome...
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