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Genetic identification of cattle hydatid cyst isolates from northeast and southwest of Iran
Annals of parasitology - 1 Jan 2000
Kamelli Mehrab, Borji Hassan, Naghibi Abolghasem
Abstract excerpt
Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) caused by the larval stages of taeniid cestodes of the genus Echinococcus is a neglected helminth zoonosis affecting humans and various animal species. The aim of this study was to assess the fertility of cattle from two provinces in the northeast and southwest of Iran, and molecularly characterize the hydatid cysts collected from them. From 5000 carcasses of naturally infected cattle...
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