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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
First insights into species and genotypes of Echinococcus in South Africa
Veterinary Parasitology, Volume 196, No. 3-4, Year 2013
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Cystic echinococcosis is a serious and neglected parasitic zoonosis that is regarded as an emerging disease world-wide. Effective control of the disease is based on understanding the variability of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato), as genotypic characteristics may influence lifecycle patterns, development rate, and transmission. No molecular epidemiological research has previously been conducted to shed light on genotypes responsible for the disease in South Africa. To identify strains circulating in the country, parasite material was collected from patients between August 2010 and September 2012 and analyzed by PCR/RFLP methods. A total of 32 samples was characterized as E. granulosus sensu stricto (G1-G3) (81%), E. canadensis (G6/7) (16%) and E. ortleppi (G5) (3%). Furthermore, two co-amplifying G6/7 genotypes were confirmed as G7 by sequencing. This is the first report on genotyping of Echinococcus species in South Africa, and, to the best of our knowledge, the first report of the G5 and G7 genotypes from humans in Africa. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mogoye, Benjamin
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Menezes, Colin Nigel
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
Wong, Michelle Lianne
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
Stacey, Sarah Lynn
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
von Delft, Dirk
South Africa
Walter Sisulu University
Wahlers, Kerstin
Germany, Koln
Uniklinik Köln
Wassermann, Marion
Germany, Stuttgart
Universität Hohenheim
Römig, Thomas J.
Germany, Stuttgart
Universität Hohenheim
Kern, Peter M.
Germany, Ulm
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Grobusch, Martín Peter
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Frean, John Andrew
South Africa, Johannesburg
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 42
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.03.033
ISSN:
03044017
Study Locations
South Africa