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Molecular characterization of livestock and human isolates of Echinococcus granulosus from south-west Iran.
Journal of helminthology - 1 Jun 2013
Khademvatan S, Yousefi E, Rafiei A, Rahdar M, Saki J
Abstract excerpt
Hydatidosis is an important public health problem in several parts of Iran. The aim of this molecular study is to investigate Echinococcus granulosus genotypes as the causative agents of hydatidosis in the south-west of Iran (Khuzestan province). In this study, isolates of 334 hydatid cysts were collected from the liver and lungs of 141 sheep, 104 cattle, 84 goats and 5 human cases. DNA was extracted and examined...
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