Molecular Detection of Echinococcus granulosus Sensu Stricto in Environmental Dog Faecal Samples from the Magallanes Region, Patagonia, Chile

• Published in: Parasitologia
• Main Authors: Alvarez, Juan Francisco, Ruiz, Raul, Rios, Juan, Rojas, Cristian A. Alvarez
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: Echinococcus granulosus; cystic echinococcosis; Chile; Magallanes; dog; canine echinococcosis; prevalence; PCR; spatial clustering; control programme; Esperanza; Patagonia; antartic*
• Online Access: https://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94107; https://doi.org/10.3390/parasitologia1040025

Echinococcus granulosus is endemic in the Magallanes region and other areas of Chile. After a successful control programme implemented between 1979 and 2004, dogs' prevalence decreased from 70% to 0.5%. Since the end of the programme, no prevalence study of canine echinococcosis has been perfor...