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Echinococcus granulosus: characterization of the Spanish strains using in vitro vesicular development
F Ponce Gordo1, C Cuesta Bandera
1Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Journal of Helminthology
|March 1, 1997
Abstract:
Differences in in vitro vesicular development (microcyst formation) in three Spanish strains of Echinococcus granulosus (sheep-cattle, horse and pig-goat) are reported. Microcyst formation occurred in 19-37 days (sheep strain), 9-18 days (pig strain) and 35-47 days (horse strain). Comparing these results with those from human samples (microcyst formation in 24-38 days), it is possible to consider the sheep strain as the most likely source of human infections in Spain.