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First report of Echinococcus granulosus (genotype G6) in a dog in Bamako, Mali.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Feb 2016
Mauti S, Traoré A, Crump L, Zinsstag J, Grimm F
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Cystic echinococcosis is one of the most widespread and important helminthic zoonoses, caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. However, to date there is little information about the disease in West Africa. Faecal and fur samples from 193 dogs, the main final hosts, were collected in 2010 and 2011 in Bamako, Mali. Taeniid eggs were found microscopically in 28/118 (24%) and 80/223 (36%)...
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