title: Echinococcus granulosus cattle strain identification in an autochthonous case of cystic echinococcosis in central Mexico.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez, SSA, Calzada de Tlalpan 4800, Col. Toriello Guerra 14000, Mexico DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maravilla
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Andrew Thompson
authors.forename: Jose Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Palacios-Ruiz
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Estcourt
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramirez-Solis
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mondragon-de-la-Peña
authors.forename: Marcial
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreno-Moller
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cardenas-Mejia
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mata-Miranda
authors.forename: Maria-Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Aguirre-Alcantara
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bonilla-Rodriguez
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flisser
mesh_terms: 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