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A rare case of cerebral hydatidosis caused by a G1 genotype of Echinococcus granulosus in a cow from Iran.
Journal of helminthology - 1 Sept 2016
Moazeni M, Oryan A, Sharifiyazdi H, Amrabadi O, Akbari M
Abstract excerpt
Hydatidosis is a medically and veterinary important parasitic disease that is endemic in many parts of the world. Unilocular hydatid cysts may develop in almost any part of the body. Up to 70% of hydatid cysts are located in the liver, followed by 25% in the lungs. Cerebral hydatidosis is an uncommon manifestation of the disease, occurring in less than 1/1000 infected hosts, yet diagnosis does pose a problem. We...
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