Molecular evidence of the camel strain (G6 genotype) of Echinococcus granulosus in humans from Turkana, Kenya

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Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic helminthic disease, which is widely distributed throughout the world. Although G1 is the Echinococcus granulosus genotype most commonly involved in CE in humans, the prevalence of infection with other genotypes, such as G6, may be higher than previously thought. We performed molecular analysis to identify which E. granulosus genotypes are the causative agents of CE in...

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