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Molecular Study of Echinococcus granulosus Cestodes in Ukraine and the First Genetic Identification of Echinococcus granulosus Sensu Stricto (G1 Genotype) in the Country.
Acta parasitologica - 1 Mar 2022
Šnábel Viliam, Kuzmina Tetiana A, Antipov Anatoliy A, Yemets Oleksandr M, Cavallero Serena, Miterpáková Martina, D'Amelio Stefano, Antolová Daniela, Vasilková Zuzana, Sałamatin Rusłan
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INTRODUCTION: Cystic echinococcosis is a globally distributed zoonotic disease of great medical and veterinary importance, which is caused by the cestode Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato. In Ukraine, two areas of the prominent circulation of the parasite are established, the southern steppe zone with sheep as the main transmitter, and the northern forest-steppe zone and Polissia, where pigs are mainly...
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