N.J. Kavana

Molecular Identification of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei from a Dog in Minjingu Ward, Babati District, Tanzania

N.J. Kavana, C.J. Kasanga, A.A. Kassuku, S. Parthasarathy, Y.L. Lau, M.Y. Fong & R. Mahmud · Advances in Research · 2026

This study investigated the Spirometra tapeworm (Cestoda:Diphyllobothridae) collected from a dog in Minjingu ward in Tanzania using molecular analysis. Amplicons obtained from genomic DNA samples of individual adult worms were sequenced and compared to S. erinaceieuropaei data fr...