Journal article
The molecular epidemiology of echinococcus infections
Pathogens, Vol.9(6), Article 453
2020
Abstract
Molecular epidemiology (ME) is the application of molecular tools to determine the causation of disease. With infectious diseases, such as echinococcosis, this applies to identifying and characterising the aetiological agents and elucidating host range. Such an approach has been very successful with the causative agents of echinococcosis, species of Echinococcus, initially by providing a workable and practical taxonomy and subsequently determining transmission patterns in endemic areas. This review summarises the taxonomy and nomenclature of species of Echinococcus and provides an update on ME investigations of the ecology of Echinococcus transmission, particularly in areas where more than one species of Echinococcus is maintained in cycles of transmission that may interact.
Details
- Title
- The molecular epidemiology of echinococcus infections
- Authors/Creators
- R.C.A. Thompson (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Pathogens, Vol.9(6), Article 453
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Identifiers
- 991005540490007891
- Copyright
- © 2020 by the author
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 1 Clinical & Life Sciences
- 1.163 Parasitology - General
- 1.163.1106 Echinococcosis
- Web Of Science research areas
- Microbiology
- ESI research areas
- Microbiology