First report of Echinococcus canadensis (G7) in backyard pigs from the western highlands of Guatemala

First report of Echinococcus canadensis (G7) in backyard pigs from the western highlands of Guatemala

Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato is the causative agent of cystic echinococcosis (CE), a globally distributed zoonotic infection. In Guatemala, no new data have been reported for the past 80 years on CE. To address this gap, a cross-sectional study at the municipal slaughterhouse of Quetzaltenango...

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Main Authors: Roderico Hernández-Chea, Américo Yoel Aragón-Méndez, Alejandro Hun, Paola Morales-Ramírez, Ilde Silva, Federico Villatoro, Marion Wassermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-02-01
Series:Parasitology
Subjects:
backyard pigs
cestode infections
echinococcosis
Echinococcus canadensis G7
Guatemala
haplotypes
Taenia hydatigena
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182025000150/type/journal_article
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