The Open Veterinary Science Journal
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Molecular Identification of Echinococcus granulosus in Tunisia: First Record of the Buffalo Strain (G3) in Human and Bovine in the Country
The Open Veterinary Science Journal, 2010, 4: 27-30
Selim M'rad, Myriam Oudni-M’rad, Denis Filisetti, Mongi Mekki, Abdellatif Nouri, Taoufik Sayadi, Ermanno Candolfi, Rached Azaiez, Habib Mezhoud, Hamouda Babba
Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie Code 99 UR/08-05, Département de Biologie Clinique B, Faculté de Pharmacie, 5000 Monastir, Tunisie.
Electronic publication date 24/8/2010
[DOI: 10.2174/1874318801004010027]
Abstract:
It has been demonstrated that human hydatidosis was generally due to G1 genotype of Echinococcus granulosus throughout the world. Nevertheless, some other genotypes, such as G3, were recently identified for human cyst. The present work confirms the predominance of the sheep strain G1 in humans, bovine and ovine and demonstrates for the first time the occurrence of the buffalo strain G3 in human and bovine in Tunisia.
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