Echinococcus granulosus

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The larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (sl) causes cystic echinococcosis (CE), a neglected and chronic parasitic zoonotic disease infecting over an estimated one million people worldwide. E. granulosus sl is a species complex with uncertain taxonomic status, including several cryptic species (genotypes): E. granulosus sensu stricto (ss) (G1/3); E. canadensis cluster [G6/7, G8, G10, proposed to be split into E. intermedius (G6/7), E. borealis (G8), and E. canadensis (G10)]; E. ortleppi (G4); E.

Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato