title: Echinococcus species from red foxes, corsac foxes, and wolves in Mongolia.
abstract: The small intestines of 420 wild canids (111 corsac foxes, 191 red foxes and 118 wolves) from Mongolia, were examined for adult worms of the genus Echinococcus. The Mongolian genotype of Echinococcus multilocularis was found in fifteen red foxes and four wolves, whereas two genotypes (G6/7 and G10) of Echinococcus canadensis were found in two and three wolves, respectively. No adult Echinococcus worms were found in the corsac foxes examined. The genotypes of E. multilocularis and E. canadensis are discussed in terms of host specificity and distribution in Mongolia. The importance of wolves in the completion of the life cycle of Echinococcus spp. is also discussed.
authors: Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors: Akira
authors: A
authors: Ito
authors: Gantigmaa
authors: G
authors: Chuluunbaatar
authors: Tetsuya
authors: T
authors: Yanagida
authors: Anu
authors: A
authors: Davaasuren
authors: Battulga
authors: B
authors: Sumiya
authors: Mitsuhiko
authors: M
authors: Asakawa
authors: Toshiaki
authors: T
authors: Ki
authors: Kazuhiro
authors: K
authors: Nakaya
authors: Abmed
authors: A
authors: Davaajav
authors: Temuulen
authors: T
authors: Dorjsuren
authors: Minoru
authors: M
authors: Nakao
authors: Yasuhito
authors: Y
authors: Sako
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D005838:Genotype; D058507:Host Specificity; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000469:parasitology; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D008986:Mongolia / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D013045:Species Specificity; D019596:Wolves / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV