Strain identification of Echinococcus granulosus in determining origin of infection in a case of human hydatid disease in Australia

F.C. Baldock; R.C.A. Thompson; L.M. Kumaratilake

doi:10.1016/0035-9203(85)90345-1

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Strain identification of Echinococcus granulosus in determining origin of infection in a case of human hydatid disease in Australia

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Strain identification of Echinococcus granulosus in determining origin of infection in a case of human hydatid disease in Australia

F.C. Baldock, R.C.A. Thompson and L.M. Kumaratilake

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol.79(2), pp.238-241

1985

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(85)90345-1

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Abstract

Viable parasitic material from cysts removed surgically from a human patient was used to differentiate the infecting strain of Echinococcus granulosus from another to which the patient may have been exposed. It was shown that the patient was infected with the Australian mainland domestic strain. The age of the cyst material was estimated by microscopical and histological examinations. Combination of these data with an investigation of the patient's life-history allowed identification of the most likely source of infection. Studies such as this help to define those areas of high risk for human hydatidosis on mainland Australia.

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Title: Strain identification of Echinococcus granulosus in determining origin of infection in a case of human hydatid disease in Australia
Authors/Creators: F.C. Baldock (Author/Creator) - Animal Research Institute
R.C.A. Thompson (Author/Creator) - Division of Veterinary Biology and W.H.O. Collaborating Centre for Hydatid Disease Research, School of Veterinary Studies, Murdoch University, Western Australia 6150, Australia
L.M. Kumaratilake (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
Publication Details: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol.79(2), pp.238-241
Publisher: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Identifiers: 991005541427707891
Copyright: © 1985 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary Studies
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.163 Parasitology - General; 1.163.1106 Echinococcosis
Web Of Science research areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Tropical Medicine
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