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Echinococcus and Taenia spp. from captive mammals in the United Kingdom.
Veterinary parasitology - 23 Nov 2012
Boufana B, Stidworthy M F, Bell S, Chantrey J, Masters N, Unwin S, Wood R, Lawrence R P, Potter A, McGarry J, Redrobe S, Killick R, Foster A P, Mitchell S, Greenwood A G, Sako Y, Nakao M, Ito A, Wyatt K, Lord B, Craig P S
Abstract excerpt
Taeniid tapeworms which include Echinococcus and Taenia spp. are obligatory parasites of mammals with pathogenicity usually related to the larval stages of the life cycle. Two species (or genotypes) of Echinococcus, E. granulosus sensu stricto and E. equinus, as well as several Taenia spp. are endemic in the UK. Here we report on the occurrence of larval cystic stages of Echinococcus and Taenia spp. in captive...
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