Table 5.

Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato characterised according to the nomenclature set out in each paper to describe strain, species and genotype, with host species and diagnostic method reported.

Echinococcus granulosus Species/Genotype	Host Species	Method of Confirmation	County/Location	Reference
E. granulosus Type B	Camel	Electrophoresis: isoelectric focusing	Turkana	[97]
E. granulosus Type A	Human	Electrophoresis: isoelectric focusing	Turkana	[97]
E. granulosus ‘Common sheep strain’	Camel	PCR and electrophoresis	Turkana	[100]
E. granulosus ‘Camel strain’	Camel	PCR and electrophoresis	Turkana	[100]
E. granulosus G1	Camel Humans	PCR	Turkana/Maasai	[116]
E. granulosus G6 (G6/7)	Camel Human	PCR	Turkana/Maasai	[116]
E. granulosus G1	Human	PCR	Turkana	[99]
E. granulosus G6	Human	PCR	Turkana	[99]
E. granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.)	Camel	PCR	Meru/Isiolo	[98]
E. canadensis (formally G7)	Camel	PCR	Meru/Isiolo	[98]
E. Canadensis G6/7 cluster	Camels Human	PCR	Not specified	[93]