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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2025

Zoonotic threat of cystic echinococcosis in Tunisia: insights into livestock prevalence and identification of the G1 genotype.

Mohamed Hedi Abdelghani, Selim M'rad, Raja Chaâbane-Banaoues, Sayadi Taoufik, Mohamed Ali Charfedine, Lamia Zemzemi, Ines Kamoun, Hamouda Babba, Myriam Oudni-M'rad

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Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Mohamed Hedi AbdelghaniLaboratory of Medical and Molecular Parasitology-Mycology (LP3M), LR12ES08, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Selim M'radLaboratory of Medical and Molecular Parasitology-Mycology (LP3M), LR12ES08, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Raja Chaâbane-BanaouesLaboratory of Medical and Molecular Parasitology-Mycology (LP3M), LR12ES08, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Sayadi TaoufikCentral Slaughterhouse of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Mohamed Ali CharfedineSlaughterhouse of Ksour Essef, Mahdia, Tunisia.
Lamia ZemzemiLaboratory of Medical and Molecular Parasitology-Mycology (LP3M), LR12ES08, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Ines KamounLaboratory of Medical and Molecular Parasitology-Mycology (LP3M), LR12ES08, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Hamouda BabbaLaboratory of Medical and Molecular Parasitology-Mycology (LP3M), LR12ES08, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.
Myriam Oudni-M'radLaboratory of Medical and Molecular Parasitology-Mycology (LP3M), LR12ES08, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis caused by the larval stage of the Methods: The study was conducted in two governorates located in the North-Eastern region of Tunisia. A multidimensional approach included post-mortem inspection of slaughtered animals, fertility and viability analyses of the isolated CE cysts, and molecular genotyping of the parasite was conducted. Results and discussion: A total of 21,487 animals were examined, 15.86% of the sheep and 9.57% of the cattle were infected with at least one CE cyst, with females showing higher prevalence rates. No CE cases were detected in goats or dromedaries. In all infected animals, the infection rate increased with the age of the host. CE cysts were predominantly found in both the liver and lung of the same animal in sheep and cattle. Aborted lesions were the most common stage of infection, and multiple CE cysts were frequently observed in affected animals. Fertile CE cysts were highly prevalent in both sheep and cattle, with rates increasing with host age, confirming the critical role of sheep in the parasite transmission cycle and demonstrating that cattle in Tunisia also play a significant role in the propagation of CE. Molecular analysis confirmed the predominance of the zoonotic G1 genotype of

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cystic echinococcosisEchinococcus granulosusfertilitygenotypehydatidosislivestockprevalenceviability

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