Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto in Livestock and Human in Hamadan, Western Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cystic echinococcosis, a major public health and economic concern, is a zoonotic helminth infection with worldwide distribution. This study was conducted to investigate the genetic characteristics of hydatid cysts isolated from human and livestock in Hamadan region, western Iran during 2016-2017.

Methods

Ten human hydatid cysts and 40 animal hydatid cysts including 32 sheep, 5 cattle and 3 goats were genotyped by PCR amplification of two mitochondrial genes, cox1 and nad1. Genetic identification of the isolates was performed by using bioinformatics software and mtDNA nucleotide sequences of the parasite, available in GenBank database.

Results

The PCR amplification was successfully carried out on 50 hydatid cyst isolates and then the nucleotide sequencing wa

SUBMITTER: Matini M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6737375 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature