Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato genotypes infecting humans - review of current knowledge

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-18

  Alvarez Rojas, Cristian A ^a   Romig, Thomas ^b   Lightowlers, Marshall W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cystic echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Genotype; Human

Indexed keywords

ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FLATWORM; GENOTYPE; PARASITE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS CANADENSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS EQUINUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS ORTLEPPI; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS EQUINUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS ORTLEPPI; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

CYSTIC ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN;

ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY;

EID: 84892367998     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.08.008     Document Type: Review

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