Mitogenomic exploration supports the historical hypothesis of anthropogenic diffusion of a zoonotic parasite Echinococcus multilocularis

• Published in: iScience
• Main Authors: Naoki Hayashi, Ryo Nakao, Yuma Ohari, Takao Irie, Hirokazu Kouguchi, Elisha Chatanga, Wessam Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Moustafa, Gohta Kinoshita, Munehiro Okamoto, Kinpei Yagi, Nariaki Nonaka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: Parasitology; Natural sciences; Biological sciences; Science; Q; Lawrence Island; St Lawrence Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107741; https://doaj.org/article/d804217071e84aa98c1454eddd9d1148

Summary: Animal movement across regions owing to human activity can lead to the introduction of pathogens, resulting in disease epidemics with medical and socioeconomic significance. Here, we validated the hypothesis that human activity, such as the transportation of infected animals, has played a s...