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Growth and genotypes of Echinococcus granulosus found in cattle imported from Australia and fattened in Japan.
Parasitology international - 1 Dec 2011
Guo Zhi Hong, Kubo Meiko, Kudo Momotoshi, Nibe Kazumi, Horii Yoichiro, Nonaka Nariaki
Abstract excerpt
At the abattoir on study in Miyazaki, Japan, 9537 imported cattle from Australia in average were slaughtered annually in the last 5 years (2006 to 2010) and hydatid cysts were constantly detected in about 1.8% of the cattle. In order to assess the risk of Echinococcus granulosus delivered to Japan by imported cattle, 250 cysts found in 103 cattle at the abattoir were examined for their biological characteristics...
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