Table 3.
Genetic diversity of Echinococcus granulosus in Egypt in humans and animals
| Genotype | No. of isolates | Host | Gene marker | Governorate | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | 2 | Buffaloes | cox1 | Dakahlia | Abbas (2016) |
| G1 | 1 | Cattle | cox1 | Dakahlia | Abbas et al. (2016) |
| G5 | 1 | ||||
| G6 | 47 | Camels | 12S rRNA | Cairo | Abdel Aaty et al. (2012) |
| G6 | 6 | Pigs | |||
| G6 | 30 | Human | |||
| G1 | 1 | Human | |||
| G6 | 26 | Camels | cox1, nad1, ITS1 | Cairo | Amer et al. (2015) |
| G1 | 1 | Camels | |||
| G5 | 1 | Camels | |||
| G6 | 3 | Sheep | |||
| G1 | 4 | Sheep | |||
| G1 | 2 | Buffaloes | |||
| G6 | 5 | Human | nad1 | Qualyobia | Khalifa et al. (2014) |
| G6 | 20 | Camels | |||
| G6 | 49 | Camels | cox1, nad1 | Qualyobia | Abdel Aziz & Meghanawy (2016) |
| G5 | 6 | ||||
| G6 | 40 | Camels | Qualyobia, Cairo, Giza, Beheira, Fayoum, Sharkia, Benisuef, Menofia | Alam-Eldin et al. (2015) | |
| G6, G7 | 5 | Pigs | |||
| G6, G7 | 26 | Human | |||
| G4 | 10 | Donkeys | cox1, nad1 | Benisuef | Aboelhadid et al. (2013) |
| G6 | 2 | Norway rats | na | Giza | Abdel-Moein & Hamza (2016) |
| G1 | na | Human | na | na | Abd El Baki et al. (2009) |
| G4 | 4 | Donkeys | nad1 | Giza | Desouky et al. (2017) |
| G4 | 3 | Donkeys | ITS1 | na | Mousa et al. (2020) |
| G6 | 6 | Camels | ITS1 | na | Mousa et al. (2020) |
| G1 | 1 | Cattle | ITS1 | na | Mousa et al. (2020) |
| G1 | 1 | Sheep | ITS1 | na | Mousa et al. (2020) |
Abbreviation: na, not available.