Detection of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus equinus in dogs and epidemiology of canine echinococcosis in the UK
Echinococcus granulosus is a canid cestode species that causes hydatid disease or cystic echinococcosis (CE) in domestic animals or humans. Echinococcus equinus formerly recognised as the ‘horse strain’ (E.granulosus genotype G4) is not known to be zoonotic and predominantly involves equines as its...
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University of Salford
2013
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