Praziquantel treatment of dogs for four consecutive years decreased the transmission of G7 to pigs in villages in Lithuania.

sensu comprises a number of recognized species which cause cystic echinococcosis (CE) in humans and intermediate hosts. These species have particular geographic distributions, with sensu stricto (genotypes G1/2/3 and micro variants) being most widely spread. In Lithuania, (G7) is known to be the only species circulating between pigs and dogs but is also infecting cattle and humans.