Challenging the phylogenetic relationships among Echinococcus multilocularis isolates from main endemic areas.

• Published in: International Journal for Parasitology
• Main Authors: Lallemand, Séverine, Oyhenart, Jorge, Valot, Benoit, Borne, Romain, Bohard, Louis, Umhang, Gérald, Karamon, Jacek, Konyaev, Sergey, Rönnberg, Caroline, Gottstein, Bruno, Weil-Verhoeven, Delphine, Richou, Carine, Bresson-Hadni, Solange, Millon, Laurence, Bellanger, Anne-Pauline, Knapp, Jenny
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2024
• Subjects: 570 Life sciences; biology; 610 Medicine & health; Arctic; Svalbard; Lawrence Island; Yakutia; Alaska
• Online Access: https://boris.unibe.ch/197408/1/1-s2.0-S0020751924001103-main.pdf; https://boris.unibe.ch/197408/

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare but severe disease that affects more than 18,000 people worldwide per year. The complete sequencing of the mitochondrial genome of Echinococcus multilocularis has made it possible to study the genetic diversity of the parasite and its spatial and temporal evolu...