First report of <i>Echinococcus canadensis</i> (G7) in backyard pigs from the western highlands of Guatemala.

ABSTRACT: 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 was conducted from March to August 2022 to determine the presence of Echinococcus sp. in backyard pigs. Moreover, the species and haplotypes, fertility status of hydatid cysts, association of fertility of the cysts to the sex of the pig and the size of cysts were investigated. For this purpose, 117 pigs were examined post-mortem, and cysts were extracted from their organs. Species identification was performed using nested polymerase chain reaction targeting the cox1 gene, a

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Chea R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12089453 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature