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Mitochondrial genome data confirm that yaks can serve as the intermediate host of Echinococcus canadensis (G10) on the Tibetan Plateau.
Parasites & vectors - 9 Mar 2018
Wu Yantao, Li Li, Zhu Guoqiang, Li Wenhui, Zhang Nianzhang, Li Shuangnan, Yao Gang, Tian Wenjun, Fu Baoquan, Yin Hong, Zhu Xingquan, Yan Hongbin, Jia Wanzhong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cervids used to be considered the only animal intermediate hosts of the G10 genotype of Echinococcus canadensis. Yaks are often herded in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China, where echinococcosis remains prevalent. However, no E. canadensis G10 cases have been recorded in yaks until now. The aim of our study was to identify causative agents of echinococcosis in yaks in this region. METHODS: Total genomic...
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