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Molecular characterization of Echinococcus granulosus isolates from Bulgarian human cystic echinococcosis patients.
Parasitology research - 1 Mar 2017
Marinova Irina, Spiliotis Markus, Wang Junhua, Muhtarov Marin, Chaligiannis Ilias, Sotiraki Smaro, Rainova Iskra, Gottstein Bruno, Boubaker Ghalia
Abstract excerpt
Although cystic echinococcosis (CE) is highly endemic in Bulgaria, there is still scarce information about species and/or genotypes of the Echinococcus granulosus complex that infect humans. Our study tackled the genetic diversity of E. granulosus complex in a cohort of 30 Bulgarian CE patients. Ten animal E. granulosus isolates from neighboring Greece were additionally included. Specimens were comparatively...
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