Cases of Echinococcus granulosus Sensu Stricto Isolated from Polish Patients: Imported or Indigenous?
The cases of nine Polish patients with diagnosed cystic echinococcosis (CE) were examined. A total of nine isolates obtained postoperatively were investigated using PCR and sequencing. The mitochondrial region of nad1 gene was amplified. This PCR and sequencing analysis revealed the presence of Echinococcus canadensis G7 in seven patients and E. granulosus G1 in two patients. These data demonstrate that E. canadensis is the predominant causative agent of human cystic echinococcosis in Poland. E. granulosus G1 detection in Polish patients suggests that the parasite was imported; however it does not exclude the possibility that these cases could have been of Polish origin.
Department of General Biology and Parasitology, Medical University of Warsaw, 5 Chałubińskiego Street, 02-004 Warsaw, Poland.
Monika
M
Dybicz
Department of Zoonoses and Tropical Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, 37 Wolska Street, 01-201 Warsaw, Poland.
Piotr Karol
PK
Borkowski
Department of General Biology and Parasitology, Medical University of Warsaw, 5 Chałubińskiego Street, 02-004 Warsaw, Poland.
Julia
J
Dąbrowska
Department of Medical Biology, Medical University of Warsaw, 73 Nowogrodzka Street, 02-018 Warsaw, Poland.
Lidia
L
Chomicz
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000235:genetics*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011044:Poland
D015801:Helminth Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins