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Human hydatid disease in Peru is basically restricted to Echinococcus granulosus genotype G1

  • Saul J. Santivañez
  • , Ariana M. Gutierrez
  • , Mara C. Rosenzvit
  • , Patricia M. Muzulin
  • , Mary L. Rodriguez
  • , Julio C. Vasquez
  • , Silvia Rodriguez
  • , Armando E. Gonzalez
  • , Robert H. Gilman
  • , Hector H. Garcia
  • Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
  • Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas
  • Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas
  • Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo
  • Univ. Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

A molecular PCR study using DNA from 21 hydatid cysts was performed to determine which strain type is responsible for human infection in Peru. The mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) gene was amplified in 20 out of 21 samples, revealing that all but 1 sample (19/20, 95%) belonged to the common sheep strain (G1). The remaining samples belonged to the camel strain (G6). The G1 genotype was most frequently found in human cases of cystic hydatid disease (CHD) in Peru. Local control measures should focus primarily on decreasing dog and sheep infection rather than intermediate reservoirs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)89-92
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume79
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2008

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