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Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus in canines in North-Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran, identified using morphology and genetic characterization of mitochondrial DNA.
Parasites & vectors - 27 Dec 2019
Heidari Zahra, Sharbatkhori Mitra, Mobedi Iraj, Mirhendi Seyed Hossein, Nikmanesh Bahram, Sharifdini Meysam, Mohebali Mehdi, Zarei Zabihollah, Arzamani Kourosh, Kia Eshrat Beigom
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BACKGROUND: Canids are definitive hosts of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus. This study aimed to survey these two Echinococcus species in canids of North-Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran, using morphological criteria and genetic characterization of mitochondrial DNA. METHODS: The carcasses of 106 canids, namely 61 jackals (Canis aureus), 23 foxes (Vulpes vulpes), 19 dogs (Canis...
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