Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA

Echinococcus multilocularis causes alveolar echinococcosis, a serious zoonotic disease present in many areas of the world. The parasite is maintained in nature through a life cycle in which adult worms in the intestine of carnivores transmit infection to small mammals, predominantly rodents, via eg...

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Main Authors:	Beiromvand, Molouk, Akhlaghi, Lame, Fattahi Massom, Seyed Hossein, Mobedi, Iraj, Meamar, Ahmad Reza, Oormazdi, Hormozd, Motevalian, Abbas, Razmjou, Elham
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Published:	Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222634/

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spelling	pubmed-32226342011-11-30 Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA Beiromvand, Molouk Akhlaghi, Lame Fattahi Massom, Seyed Hossein Mobedi, Iraj Meamar, Ahmad Reza Oormazdi, Hormozd Motevalian, Abbas Razmjou, Elham Research Article Echinococcus multilocularis causes alveolar echinococcosis, a serious zoonotic disease present in many areas of the world. The parasite is maintained in nature through a life cycle in which adult worms in the intestine of carnivores transmit infection to small mammals, predominantly rodents, via eggs in the feces. Humans may accidentally ingest eggs of E. multilocularis through contact with the definitive host or by direct ingestion of contaminated water or foods, causing development of a multivesicular cyst in the viscera, especially liver and lung. We found adult E. multilocularis in the intestine and/or eggs in feces of all wild carnivores examined and in some stray and domestic dogs in villages of Chenaran region, northeastern Iran. The life cycle of E. multilocularis is being maintained in this area by wild carnivores, and the local population and visitors are at risk of infection with alveolar echinococcosis. Intensive health initiatives for control of the parasite and diagnosis of this potentially fatal disease in humans, in this area of Iran, are needed. Public Library of Science 2011-11-22 /pmc/articles/PMC3222634/ /pubmed/22132245 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001379 Text en Beiromvand et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
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author	Beiromvand, Molouk Akhlaghi, Lame Fattahi Massom, Seyed Hossein Mobedi, Iraj Meamar, Ahmad Reza Oormazdi, Hormozd Motevalian, Abbas Razmjou, Elham
spellingShingle	Beiromvand, Molouk Akhlaghi, Lame Fattahi Massom, Seyed Hossein Mobedi, Iraj Meamar, Ahmad Reza Oormazdi, Hormozd Motevalian, Abbas Razmjou, Elham Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA
author_facet	Beiromvand, Molouk Akhlaghi, Lame Fattahi Massom, Seyed Hossein Mobedi, Iraj Meamar, Ahmad Reza Oormazdi, Hormozd Motevalian, Abbas Razmjou, Elham
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title	Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA
title_short	Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA
title_full	Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA
title_fullStr	Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA
title_full_unstemmed	Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA
title_sort	detection of echinococcus multilocularis in carnivores in razavi khorasan province, iran using mitochondrial dna
description	Echinococcus multilocularis causes alveolar echinococcosis, a serious zoonotic disease present in many areas of the world. The parasite is maintained in nature through a life cycle in which adult worms in the intestine of carnivores transmit infection to small mammals, predominantly rodents, via eggs in the feces. Humans may accidentally ingest eggs of E. multilocularis through contact with the definitive host or by direct ingestion of contaminated water or foods, causing development of a multivesicular cyst in the viscera, especially liver and lung. We found adult E. multilocularis in the intestine and/or eggs in feces of all wild carnivores examined and in some stray and domestic dogs in villages of Chenaran region, northeastern Iran. The life cycle of E. multilocularis is being maintained in this area by wild carnivores, and the local population and visitors are at risk of infection with alveolar echinococcosis. Intensive health initiatives for control of the parasite and diagnosis of this potentially fatal disease in humans, in this area of Iran, are needed.
publisher	Public Library of Science
publishDate	2011
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222634/
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Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA

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