First Molecular Characterization of Echinococcus multilocularis in Turkey
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The first report of Echinococcus multilocularis strain isolation from human in Turkey.
The adult form of the small cestode Echinococcus multilocularis (E. multilocularis) is found in carnivorous animals, especially in the fox. This cestode, which is observed in the northern hemisphere of the world, is the cause of a generally fatal, progressing disease in humans, known as "alveolar echinococcosis" (AE). The metacestodes of E. multilocularis can be experimentally developed in the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1530-3667,1557-7759
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2016.1983