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Genetic Diversity of Echinococcus granulosus Isolated from Humans: A Comparative Study in Two Cystic Echinococcosis Endemic Areas, Turkey and Iran.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2020
Barazesh Afshin, Sarkari Bahador, Shahabi Saeed, Halidi Ahmed Galip, Ekici Abdurrahman, Aydemir Selahattin, Mahami-Oskouei Mahmoud
Abstract excerpt
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is one of the most important zoonotic parasitic diseases caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. Based on molecular studies and DNA sequencing, E. granulosus has been classified into 10 different genotypes (G1 to G10). Two neighboring countries, Turkey and Iran, are considered the two main foci of CE in the Middle East. The current study is aimed at examining the genotype...
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