Genetic Profile of Isolated from the Livestock and Human in Northwest Iran

Overview

Journal J Parasit Dis

Specialty Parasitology

Date 2025 Feb 20

PMID 39975620

Authors

Saeed Arabloo

Morteza Ghanbari Johkool

Mohammad Ali Mohammadi

Alireza Mohammadzadeh

Davoud Mohammadi

Majid Fasihi Harandi

Mehrzad Saraei

Peyman Heydarian

Milad Badri

Elham Hajialilo

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Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is categorized among the highly important zoonoses, occurring in many regions of the world. Iran is a significant endemic focus of CE, where it poses substantial economic and public health challenges to local communities. The current study aimed to identify the genotype and species profile of among the patients and livestock in Qazvin, Iran. A total of 80 hydatid cyst samples were collected from humans as well as farm animals including sheep, cattle, and goats. DNA extraction and PCR-sequencing were conducted targeting the mitochondrial CO1 and ND1 regions. Molecular phylogeny and haplotype network analysis was calculated for the isolates. Out of 79 evaluated samples, 97.5% belonged to G1 genotype and 2.5% to G3 genotype. The G1 genotype was present in all infected participants. Also, the study showed the G1 to be the most common genotype of among both the humans and the animals examined. Furthermore, our results emphasize on the importance of the sheep-dog cycle in public health.

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