G1 the common Echinococcus granulosus genotype infected domestic cat (Felis catus) in Iraq.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infections of cats with Echinococcus granulosus is uncommon because the cat is not part of the parasite life cycle that a carnivorous and another herbivore represent. Nevertheless, it occurs incidentally when eating food or drinking water contaminated with the worm's larva, especially with the presence of the definitive host (dogs), in this case, the infections are concentrated in stray or outside cats. For this reason, this study examined the possibility of cat infection with E. granulosus and diagnosed the common genotype of this infection.

Objective

This study examined the possibility of cat infection with E. granulosus and diagnosed the common genotype of this infection.

Methods

Four of the 37 cats that had died in different accidents developed cystic e

SUBMITTER: Al-Ardi MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10839169 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature