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. 2024 Jun 10;123(6):236.
doi: 10.1007/s00436-024-08249-3.

First report of Echinococcus granulosus genotype 1 in a wild boar (Sus scrofa) from China

Baoping Guo  1 , Cairen  1 , Li Zhao  2 , Kalibixiati Aimulajiang  1 , Wenqiang Tang  3 , Chuanchuan Wu  4 , Maiweilidan Yimingjiang  1 , Jianyong Wu  5 , Rongsheng Mi  6 , Hao Wen  7
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First report of Echinococcus granulosus genotype 1 in a wild boar (Sus scrofa) from China

Baoping Guo et al. Parasitol Res. .

Abstract

Echinococcosis is a worldwide disease endemic to the western region of China. In 2023, echinococcosis was detected in one of 27 wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Yili Prefecture, Xinjiang, northwestern China. Histopathological staining and full sequence mitochondrial (mt) analysis were used to determine the infection genotype. Echinococcus granulosus was detected in the wild boar liver, and the cystic lesion characteristics indicated the E. granulosus genotype (G1). This case is the first confirmation of wild boar serving as a transmitter for the G1 genotype of E. granulosus within China. These findings suggest that surveillance is needed to assess the risk of E. granulosus sensu lato transmission to humans and wild animals.

Keywords: Cystic echinococcosis; Genotype; Histopathological staining; Mitochondrial analysis; Wild boar; Yili Prefecture; Zhaosu County.

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