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First detection of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (G1) in dogs in central Sudan.
Parasitology research - 1 May 2018
Omer Rihab Ali, Daugschies Arwid, Gawlowska Sandra, Elnahas Ayman, Kern Peter, Bashir Sofia, Ali Mohammed Sir Alkhatim, Osman Amin, Romig Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Eighty-four stray dogs shot as a part of a governmental rabies control program in two neighboring towns of central Sudan were examined for the presence of Echinococcus spp. and other intestinal helminths. Echinococcus worms were identified to species level by PCR and gene sequencing. For comparative reasons, rectal content of the necropsied dogs was examined for helminth eggs and subjected to copro-PCR for...
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