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Genetic characterization of human-derived hydatid cysts of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in Heilongjiang Province and the first report of G7 genotype of E. canadensis in humans in China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Zhang Tiemin, Yang Dong, Zeng Zhaolin, Zhao Wei, Liu Aiqin, Piao Daxun, Jiang Tao, Cao Jianping, Shen Yujuan, Liu Hua, Zhang Weizhe
Abstract excerpt
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) is one of the most important zoonotic parasitic diseases worldwide and 10 genotypes (G1-G10) have been reported. In China, almost all the epidemiological and genotyping studies of E. granulosus s.l. are from the west and northwest pasturing areas. However, in Heilongjiang Province of northeastern China, no molecular...
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