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: Alvarez Rojas, Cristian A, Kronenberg, Philipp A, Aitbaev, Sezdbek, Omorov, Rakhatbek A, Abdykerimov, Kubanychbek K, Paternoster, Giulia, Müllhaupt, Beat, Torgerson, Paul R, Deplazes, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020
• Subjects: Institute of Parasitology; Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Chair in Veterinary Epidemiology; 610 Medicine & health; Lawrence Island; St Lawrence Island; Alaska
• Online Access: https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/189317/; https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/189317/1/pntd.0008242.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-189317; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008242

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....