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Molecular analyses reveal two geographic and genetic lineages for tapeworms, Taenia solium and Taenia saginata, from Ecuador using mitochondrial DNA.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Dec 2016
Solano Danilo, Navarro Juan Carlos, León-Reyes Antonio, Benítez-Ortiz Washington, Rodríguez-Hidalgo Richar
Abstract excerpt
Tapeworms Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are the causative agents of taeniasis/cysticercosis. These are diseases with high medical and veterinary importance due to their impact on public health and rural economy in tropical countries. The re-emergence of T. solium as a result of human migration, the economic burden affecting livestock industry, and the large variability of symptoms in several human...
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