On the geographic genetic variants of the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis with reference to the original descriptions from Bowles et al. (1992) and Bowles and McManus (1993), and their use

• Published in: Parasitology International
• Main Authors: Šnábel, Viliam, Antolová, Daniela, Cavallero, Serena, D'Amelio, Stefano
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: echinococcus multiloculari; european-type genotype; genetic variant; phylogenetic analysi; strain designation; Bowles; Alaska; Beringia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1341462; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2019.102039

Alveolar echinococcosis, caused by the larval stages of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis (Leuckart, 1863), is of increasing concern in the northern hemisphere. Most cases of alveolar echinococcosis (excluding Alaska) appear to be linked with European and Asian genotypes that highlight the ne...