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The first occurrence of Trichinella murrelli in wild boar in Iran and a review of Iranian trichinellosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 June 2009

E.B. Kia ,
A.R. Meamar ,
F. Zahabiun  and
H. Mirhendi
E.B. Kia*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
A.R. Meamar
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
F. Zahabiun
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
H. Mirhendi
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*
*Fax: +98 21 88951392 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Trichinella larvae isolated from the thigh muscle of a wild boar, Sus scrofa, captured from Gilan Province, northern Iran, was processed for DNA analysis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for amplification of the 5S rDNA fragment demonstrated a 700 bp band on agarose gel. Analysis of DNA sequencing by BLAST confirmed the isolate as T. murrelli. This report constitutes the first recorded occurrence of T. murrelli in Asia, and also the first occurrence in a wild boar host.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 83 , Issue 4 , December 2009 , pp. 399 - 402
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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