Detection of Echinococcus granulosus G3 in a Wild Boar ( Sus scrofa ) in Central Italy using PCR and Sequencing

J Wildl Dis. 2017 Apr;53(2):399-401. doi: 10.7589/2015-12-344. Epub 2017 Jan 24.

Abstract

We report cystic echinococcosis in a free-living wild boar ( Sus scrofa ) in Europe. Parasites were identified by histopathology and molecular techniques, revealing Echinococcus granulosus of the G3 genotype.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Echinococcosis / veterinary*
  • Echinococcus granulosus / isolation & purification*
  • Europe
  • Genotype
  • Italy
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sus scrofa / microbiology*
  • Swine