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Infection of humans and animals with Echinococcus granulosus (G1 and G3 strains) and E. ortleppi in Southern Brazil.
Veterinary parasitology - 19 Apr 2011
de la Rue Mario L, Takano Keishi, Brochado Joaquim F, Costa Carmem V, Soares Antonio G, Yamano Kimiaki, Yagi Kinpei, Katoh Yoshinobu, Takahashi Kenichi
Abstract excerpt
The Rio Grande do Sul state, in Southern Brazil, is one of the foci of human cystic echinococcosis (CE). The sheep strain (G1) of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus ortleppi (also known as cattle strain G5) have been reported before to infect livestock. However, up to the present, no molecular data are available on isolates of the E. granulosus complex from humans and dogs. The present study analyzed...
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