Molecular and epidemiological updates on cystic echinococcosis infecting water buffaloes from Egypt.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) represents a serious parasitic disease at both animal and public health levels. The majority of reports negated the CE infection in buffaloes from Egypt; however, one study illustrated their infection with G6 genotype (camel strain). The present work contributed to update the epidemiological and molecular knowledge about CE infecting this economically important animal for better understanding of its role in maintaining the Echinococcus life cycle.

Materials and methods

A total of 120 slaughtered water buffaloes at Mansoura abattoir, Dakahlia province, Egypt, were inspected for the existence of hydatid cysts. Cysts location and fertility were examined. Five out of 27 revealed cysts were tested molecularly using both cytochrome C oxidase s

SUBMITTER: Abbas I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5234047 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature