PDF-What is Echinococcus granulosus?

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Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm that requires two hosts to complete its life cycle Ungulates deer domestic cattle domestic sheep elk and moose are

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Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm that requires two hosts to complete its life cycle Ungulates deer domestic cattle domestic sheep elk and moose are intermediate hosts for larv. Echinococcus granulosus is a parasitic tapeworm that requires two hosts to complete its life cycle. Ungulates (deer, domestic cattle, domestic sheep, elk, and moose) are intermediate hosts for larv Dr R. K. Sharma. Assistant Professor. Veterinary Parasitology. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna.. Echinococcus : morphology. Adult . E. . granulosus. . worms are small and have a scolex with only three attached segments. . . Platyhelminthes. Class:. - a- . Trematoda. b- . Cestoidea. . General characteristics :-. Segmented tape-like worms, of several meters in length. . Adult worm consists of three parts: - the head (. causes . Hydatid disease. Geographical Distribution: . cosmopolitan especially in sheep raising countries.. Echinococcus granulosus. A small cestode (3-6 mm. long), formed of 3 segments, immature, mature & gravid.. Knapp J, Chirica M, Simonnet C, Grenouillet F, Bart J, Sako Y, et al. Echinococcus vogeli Infection in a Hunter, French Guiana. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009;15(12):2029-2031. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1512.090940.

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