Genetic diversity of Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in Kyrgyzstan: The A2 haplotype of E. multilocularis is the predominant variant infecting humans.

• Main Authors: Cristian A Alvarez Rojas (Author), Philipp A Kronenberg (Author), Sezdbek Aitbaev (Author), Rakhatbek A Omorov (Author), Kubanychbek K Abdykerimov (Author), Giulia Paternoster (Author), Beat Müllhaupt (Author), Paul Torgerson (Author), Peter Deplazes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Alveolar and cystic echinococcosis (AE, CE) caused by E. multilocularis and E. granulosus s.l., respectively, are considered emerging zoonotic diseases in Kyrgyzstan with some of the world highest regional incidences. Little is known regarding the molecular variability of both species in Kyrgyzstan....