Species | Strain/genotype | Known intermediate hosts | Infective to humans | Disease in humans | Known definitive hosts |
Echinococcus granulosus | Sheep/G1 | Sheep (cattle, pigs, camels, goats, macropods) | Yes | Cystic (Unilocular) | Dog, fox, dingo, jackal and hyena |
Tasmanian sheep/G2 | Sheep (cattle?) | Yes | Cystic (Unilocular) | Dog, fox | |
Buffalo/G3 | Buffalo (cattle?) | ? | ? | Dog, fox? | |
Camel/G6 | Camels (sheep) | Yes | Cystic (Unilocular) | Dog | |
Pig/G7 | Pigs | Yes | Cystic (Unilocular) | Dog | |
Cervid/G8 and G10 | Cervids | Yes | Cystic (Unilocular) | Wolf, dog | |
?/G9 | Yes | Cystic (Unilocular) | |||
Lion/? | Zebra, wildebeest, warthog, bushpig, buffalo, various Antelope, giraffe? Hippopotamus? | ? | ? | Lion | |
Echinococcus equines | Horse/G4 | Horses and other equines | No | - | Dog |
Echinococcus ortleppi | Cattle/G5 | Cattle | Yes | Cystic (Unilocular) | Dog |
Echinococcus multilocularis | Some isolate variation (see text) | Rodents, domestic and wild pig, dog, monkey, (hors?) | Yes | Alveolar (multivesicular) | Fox, dog, cat, wolf, racoon-dog, coyote |
Echinococcus shiquicus | ? | Lagomorphs (pika) | ? | ? | Tibetan fox |
Echinococcus vogeli | None reported | Rodents | Yes | Polycystic | Bush dog |
Echinococcus oligarthrus | None reported | Rodents | Yes | Polycystic | Wild felids |
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