Echinococcus granulosus cattle strain identification in an autochthonous case of cystic echinococcosis in central Mexico.
Echinococcosis is a frequent hepatic parasitic disease in several countries but it is practically absent in Mexico. A cattle strain of Echinococcus granulosus was identified by RAPD, PCR-RFLP and mitochondrial CO1 gene analysis in an autochthonous case. The parasite was obtained after a laparoscopic excision of a liver cyst from a patient that was symptomatic for 6 years but mis-diagnosed before hospitalization.
Maravilla
Pablo
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Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez, SSA, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, Col. Toriello Guerra 14000, Mexico DF, Mexico.
Andrew Thompson
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RC
Palacios-Ruiz
Jose Antonio
JA
Estcourt
Annika
A
Ramirez-Solis
Eduardo
E
Mondragon-de-la-Peña
Carmen
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Moreno-Moller
Marcial
M
Cardenas-Mejia
Alexander
A
Mata-Miranda
Pilar
P
Aguirre-Alcantara
Maria-Teresa
MT
Bonilla-Rodriguez
Carlos
C
Flisser
Ana
A
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000469:parasitology; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D013552:Swine / Q000469:parasitology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission