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ArticleParasitology research2021

Investigation of Echinococcus multilocularis in foxes and dogs in Pakistan by detection of copro-DNA.

Aisha Khan, Gérald Umhang, Zaib Ullah, Franck Boué, Vanessa Bastid, Ikram Ullah, Sajid Mahmood, Muhammad Sohail Afzal, Haroon Ahmed

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Aisha KhanDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Park Road, Chakh Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Gérald UmhangANSES LRFSN, Wildlife Surveillance and Eco-epidemiology Unit, National Reference Laboratory for Echinococcus spp., Malzéville, France. gerald.umhang@anses.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6944-7474
Zaib UllahDepartment of Zoology, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 21120, Pakistan.
Franck BouéANSES LRFSN, Wildlife Surveillance and Eco-epidemiology Unit, National Reference Laboratory for Echinococcus spp., Malzéville, France.
Vanessa BastidANSES LRFSN, Wildlife Surveillance and Eco-epidemiology Unit, National Reference Laboratory for Echinococcus spp., Malzéville, France.
Ikram UllahDepartment of Zoology, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 21120, Pakistan.
Sajid MahmoodDepartment of Zoology, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 21120, Pakistan.
Muhammad Sohail AfzalDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Management & Technology (UMT), Lahore, Pakistan.
Haroon AhmedDepartment of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Park Road, Chakh Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan. haroonahmad12@yahoo.com.

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Abstract

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a zoonosis caused by Echinococcus multilocularis, a heteroxenous parasite belonging to Cestoda class. AE is currently considered an important public health issue, but epidemiological and notably molecular data from several endemic countries, including Pakistan, are sparse. Here we report the first detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in wildlife from Pakistan after real-time PCR and sequencing confirmation in the faecal samples of three foxes from northern Kaghan and Siran regions. The occurrence is estimated at 4.4% (95% CI 0.9-12.4). In order to go further in the epidemiological investigations on E. multilocularis and due to the potential presence of other Echinococcus species, we suggest the need for further epidemiological surveys targeting E. multilocularis and E. granulosus sensu lato isolates from humans and intermediate hosts as well as definitive hosts from wildlife in Pakistan.

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AnimalsAnimals, WildDNA, HelminthDogsEchinococcus multilocularisFecesFoxesPakistanReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, DNADNA, HelminthCarnivoresEchinococcus multilocularisFoxPakistanWildlife

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PMID33442815

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