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Table 2

List of samples corresponding to the five Echinococcus species targeted by the PCR-RFLP assay in the context of sensitivity evaluation. The asterisk indicates worms as the matrix, while all the other samples concern the larval stage.

Parasite species Clade or genotype Host species Origin No of samples Reference
E. multilocularis European vole bank France 5 [36]
European terrestrial vole France 2 [36]
European red fox* France 21 /
North American arctic fox* Norway (Svalbard) 5 /
Mongolian Olkhon mountain vole Russia 2 [31]
Asian red fox* Poland 5 [13, 35]
E. granulosus sensu stricto G3 sheep France 4 [37]
G1 sheep Moldova 4 [33]
G1 sheep Morocco 4 [2]
G3 chamois France 1 [39]
E. equinus / horse United Kingdom 3 /
E. ortleppi / cattle France 5 [10, 37]
E. canadensis G6 camel Mongolia 3 [1]
G6 camel Mauritania 6 [2]
G7 pig France 7 [40]
G8 moose Russia 1 [17]
G10 reindeer Russia 1 [42]

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