Molecular characterization ofCysticercus tenuicollisisolates from sheep in the Nile Delta, Egypt and a review onTaenia hydatigenainfections worldwide

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The predator–prey-transmitted cestode Taenia hydatigena infects a wide range of definitive and intermediate hosts all over the world. Domestic and sylvatic cycles of transmission are considered as well. The parasite has considerable economic importance, particularly in sheep. Here, the molecular characters of T. hydatigena cysticerci in sheep from the Nile Delta, Egypt were investigated for the first time. For...