A new intermediate host of Echinococcus shiquicus in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China.

ABSTRACT: Echinococcosis is a severe parasitic zoonosis worldwide distribution, caused by the genus Echinococcus. One of its recently identified species, Echinococcus shiquicus, is believed to be endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet plateau in China. Research has confirmed that Tibetan foxes are the definitive hosts for E. shiquicus, while plateau pikas (Ochotona curzoniae) serve as intermediate hosts. In this study, cyst containing protoscolices was first observed in the lung of plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi) in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gannan, Gansu Province, China. This observation was confirmed using complete sequences of the cox1 and nad1 genes. We also characterized the cysts and examined the genetic diversity of Echinococcus shiquicus collected from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region, whi

SUBMITTER: Chen WG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12174222 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature