Epidemiological and molecular studies on Echinococcus granulosus from free-roaming dogs in Southeast Iran

摘要

Cystic echinococcosis (CE), as a major zoonotic helminth infection, imposes remarkable socioeconomic burden on many endemic countries across the world, including Iran. Due to the high importance of free-roaming dogs in the transmission of CE, epidemiological and molecular studies in this type of hosts are required in the endemic regions. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology and genotyping of isolated from stray dogs in Kerman, Southeast Iran.