INVESTIGADORES
ROSENZVIT mara Cecilia
artículos
Título:
Human hydatid disease in Peru is basically restricted to Echinococcus granulosus genotype G1
Autor/es:
SANTIVAÑEZ SJ; GUTIERREZ AM; ROSENZVIT MC; MUZULIN PM; RODRIGUEZ ML; VASQUEZ JC; RODRIGUEZ S; GONZALEZ AE; GILMAN RH; GARCIA HH
Revista:
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Editorial:
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Referencias:
Lugar: United States; Año: 2008 vol. 79 p. 89 - 92
ISSN:
0002-9637
Resumen:
A molecular PCR study using DNA from 21 hydatid cysts was performed in orderto determine which strain type is responsible for human infection in Peru. The mitochondrialcytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) gene was amplified in 20 out of 21 samples revealing thatall but one sample (19/20, 95%) belonged to the common sheep strain (G1). The remainingsample belonged to the camel strain (G6). The G1 genotype was the most frequently found incystic hydatid disease (CHD) human cases in Peru. Local control measures should focus intodecreasing dog and sheep infection more than working on other intermediate reservoirs.
