The pathology, phylogeny, and epidemiology of Echinococcus ortleppi (G5 genotype): a new case report of echinococcosis in China

• Main Authors: Xu Wang (Author), Aiya Zhu (Author), Hongying Cai (Author), Baixue Liu (Author), Gang Xie (Author), Rui Jiang (Author), Ji Zhang (Author), Nanzi Xie (Author), Yayi Guan (Author), Robert Bergquist (Author), Zhenghuan Wang (Author), Yang Li (Author), Weiping Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the larval stage of the complex Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.), is a zoonotic parasitic disease with a high social burden in China. E. ortleppi is a species (formerly genotype 5 of E. granulosus s.l.) with unique epidemic areas (tr...