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Attempted infection of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) with the British horse strain of Echinococcus granulosus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

R. C. A. Thompson  and
J. D. Smyth
R. C. A. Thompson
Affiliation:
School of Veterinary Studies, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6153
J. D. Smyth
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology and Applied Entomology, Imperial College, London, SW7 2BB
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Attention has been drawn to the fact that the occurrence of the cystic stage of Echinococcus granulosus in 60% of slaughtered horses represents a potential public health hazard (Thompson and Smyth, 1974). Williams and Sweatman (1963) regard this organism as a separate sub-species, E. granulosus equinus distinct from E. granulosus granulosus, but we prefer at this stage to refer to it as the horse “strain” which exhibits some small morphological differences from organisms of sheep origin.

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Research Note
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 50 , Issue 3 , September 1976 , pp. 175 - 177
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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