1 Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Park Road, Chakh Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan.
2 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Elazig, Turkey.
3 Department of Life Sciences, School of Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
4 Research Center for Hydatid Diseases in Iran, Department of Medical Parasitology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
5 Wildlife Epidemiology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Ravi Campus, Pattoki, Pakistan.
6 Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.