Low genetic variation in Echinococcus multilocularis from the Western Sichuan Plateau of China revealed by microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers.

The prevalence of E. multilocularis is a major public health problem in China. To better understand the molecular epidemiology and evolutionary patterns of E.

A multiplex PCR for differential detection of Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto, Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus canadensis in China.

Background: Echinococcosis caused by Echinococcus is one of the most major infectious diseases in north-west highland of China. E. granulosus sensu strict, E.

[Laboratory detection of imported in Sichuan Province].

Objective: To identify 10 imported cases of infection in Sichuan Province from January to April in 2018, and to analyze the infection status of 1 079 malaria cases reported in this area from 2013 to 2017.

Methods: The 10 cases collected in 2018 were examined by microscopy, RDT, nested PCR and sequencing. Meanwhile, the retrospective detections of of the 1 079 blood samples from past 5 years were conducted by nested PCR using -specific primers.

Seasonal pattern of Echinococcus re-infection in owned dogs in Tibetan communities of Sichuan, China and its implications for control.

Background: Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) and alveolar echinococcosis (AE) are highly endemic in Tibetan communities of Sichuan Province. Previous research in the region indicated that domestic dog was the major source of human infection, and observations indicated that domestic dog could have more access to intermediate hosts of Echinococcus spp.: both domestic livestock (CE) viscera and small mammals (AE), in early winter and again in spring.