| echinococcus canadensis (g7) and echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (g1) in swine of southern brazil. | the cystic echinococcosis (ce) is an important zoonotic disease caused by the parasite echinococcus spp. in brazil, this parasite is present in rio grande do sul (rs) state, border with argentina and uruguay, causing several damages to human and animal health. this study aimed to identify echinococcus spp. in hydatid cysts of swine and evaluate the similarity of the genotypes through the phylogenetic analysis. a total of 3,101,992 swine were slaughtered in the central/northern region of rs/brazi ... | 2014 | 24566128 |
| echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto, echinococcus canadensis (g7), and echinococcus ortleppi in fertile hydatid cysts isolated from cattle in southern brazil. | echinococcosis is a cosmopolitan zoonotic infection that affects humans and animals. the aim of this study was to identify and characterize the fertile hydatid cysts from bovine viscera in order to verify different species and/or genotypes present in southern brazil. firstly, cysts were collected from a slaughterhouse, which received animals from different regions of rio grande do sul state (rs), considered an important area of occurrence of cystic echinococcosis. in total, 2396 cysts were analy ... | 2016 | 27554941 |