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Molecular characterization of human Echinococcus isolates and the first report of E. canadensis (G6/G7) and E. multilocularis from the Punjab Province of Pakistan using sequence analysis.
BMC infectious diseases - 3 Apr 2020
Khan Aisha, Ahmed Haroon, Simsek Sami, Liu Hua, Yin Jianhai, Wang Ying, Shen Yujuan, Cao Jianping
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BACKGROUND: Echinococcosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease causing serious health problems in both humans and animals in different endemic regions across the world. There are two different forms of human echinococcosis: Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) and Alveolar Echinococcosis (AE). CE is caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and AE by the larval stage of Echinococcus multilocularis....
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